Alexander Jeremiah Orenstein
Russian-born American general and physician (1879–1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alexander Jeremiah Orenstein CB CMG CBE (26 September 1879 – 7 July 1972) was a Russian-born naturalized American general and military doctor.
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Birth name | Alexander Jeremiah Orenstein |
Born | (1879-09-26)September 26, 1879 Russian Empire |
Died | July 7, 1972(1972-07-07) (aged 92) South Africa |
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Service/ | South African Medical Services |
Rank | Major General |
Commands held | Director General Medical Services |
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Marie G. Sabsevich (m. 1907) |
Other work | Lecturer |
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Orenstein worked in the Panama Canal Zone and South Africa, on the eradication and treatment of tropical disease, and founded a series of lectures which bears his name.