Jesse Lazear MD
(1866-1900)

medical doctor (US)

Died aged c. 34

Jesse Lazear (December 12, 1804 – September 2, 1877) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

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Commemorated on 1 plaque

Jesse Lazear, M.D., medical martyr: to find the cause of yellow fever he courageously exposed himself to virus-infected mosquitoes and died of the disease, thereby proving the route of transmission [full inscription unknown]

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