Francis Julius LeMoyne, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Francis Julius LeMoyne

American physician

Date of Birth: 04-Sep-1798

Place of Birth: Washington, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 14-Oct-1879

Profession: physician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Francis Julius LeMoyne

  • Francis Julius LeMoyne (September 4, 1798 – October 14, 1879) was a 19th-century American medical doctor and philanthropist from Washington, Pennsylvania.
  • Responsible for creating the first crematory in the United States, he was also an abolitionist, founder of Washington's first public library (known as Citizen's Library), co-founder of the Washington Female Seminary, and an instrumental benefactor to the LeMoyne Normal and Commercial School (now LeMoyne-Owen College), to which he made a $20,000 donation in 1870.

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