Alfred Stengel Explained

Alfred Stengel
Birth Date:1868
Birth Place:Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Death Date:1939
Citizenship:American
Occupation:physician

Professor Alfred Stengel (1868–1939) was an American surgeon, born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He was president of the American College of Physicians, a clinical professor of medicine at the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania, and a member of the American Philosophical Society.[1] [2]

Biography

Stengel was born in Pittsburgh, the son of Gottfried Stengel, in 1868. In 1889, whilst studying, he and a group of students commissioned Thomas Eakins to paint The Agnew Clinic. Stengel can be found in the center of the portrait.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.archives.upenn.edu/people/1800s/stengel_alfred.html Alfred Stengel
  2. Web site: APS Member History . 2024-02-02 . search.amphilsoc.org.
  3. http://www.archives.upenn.edu/histy/features/1800s/1889med/agnewclinic.html Medical Class of 1889 and Thomas Eakins' painting of "The Agnew Clinic"