Alfred Stengel

Alfred Stengel
Born1868 (1868)
Died1939 (aged 70–71)
CitizenshipAmerican
Occupationphysician

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]

References

  1. ^ Alfred Stengel, Penn Biographies, University of Pennsylvania, accessed 18 January 2009
  2. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  3. ^ Medical Class of 1889 and Thomas Eakins' painting of "The Agnew Clinic" Archived 2015-12-15 at the Wayback Machine. University of Pennsylvania Archives and Records Center.