Sambon, Louis Westenra (1865-1931) Italian tropical medicine specialist and medical historian
- Date:
- 1893-1923
- Reference:
- MSS.7561, 8091-8092, 8308, 8529, 8850-8852
- Archives and manuscripts
Collection contents
About this work
Description
Personal correspondence and papers. These reflect his interest in the history of medicine and diseases caused by blood-borne parasites.
Mostly in English, partly French and Italian.
Publication/Creation
1893-1923
Physical description
9 items
Biographical note
Sambon was intermittently employed by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum from 1903 onwards.
He organised the 11th International Congress of Medicine (Rome, 1894)