Thomas A. Scott Fellowship in Hygiene
Encyclopedia
The Thomas A. Scott Fellowship in Hygiene was a competitive academic grant made at the University of Pennsylvania
for the study of scientific hygiene
and sanitary science, the precursors of the modern science of pathology
. It was established in 1892 in the name of late railroad executive and financier Thomas Alexander Scott
by his widow.
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
for the study of scientific hygiene
Hygiene
Hygiene refers to the set of practices perceived by a community to be associated with the preservation of health and healthy living. While in modern medical sciences there is a set of standards of hygiene recommended for different situations, what is considered hygienic or not can vary between...
and sanitary science, the precursors of the modern science of pathology
Pathology
Pathology is the precise study and diagnosis of disease. The word pathology is from Ancient Greek , pathos, "feeling, suffering"; and , -logia, "the study of". Pathologization, to pathologize, refers to the process of defining a condition or behavior as pathological, e.g. pathological gambling....
. It was established in 1892 in the name of late railroad executive and financier Thomas Alexander Scott
Thomas Alexander Scott
Thomas Alexander Scott was an American businessman. He was the 4th president of what was the largest corporation in the world, the Pennsylvania Railroad, during the middle of the 19th century...
by his widow.
Recipients
- Mazÿck Porcher Ravenel, 1893
- Fellowship vacant 1899
- John Jeremiah Wenner, 1915