Edward Livingston Trudeau
Edward Livingston Trudeau | |
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| Born | October 5, 1848 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | November 15, 1915 (aged 67) Saranac Lake, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Relatives | Garry Trudeau (great-grandson) |
Edward Livingston Trudeau (October 5, 1848 – November 15, 1915) was an American physician who established the Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium at Saranac Lake for the treatment of tuberculosis.
Dr. Trudeau also established the Saranac Laboratory for the Study of Tuberculosis, the first laboratory in the United States dedicated to the study of tuberculosis. He was a public health pioneer who helped to establish principles for disease prevention and control.