Alfred Stengel

Alfred Stengel
Alfred Stengel
Born	1868; Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Died	1939
Citizenship	American
Occupation	physician

Professor Alfred Stengel (1868–1939) was an American surgeon, born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He was President of the American College of Physicians and Clinical Professor of Medicine at Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania.[1]

Stengel was born in Pittsburgh, the son of Gottfried Stengel, in 1868. In 1889, whilst studying, he and a group of students commissioned Thomas Eakins to paint The Agnew Clinic. Stengel can be found in the center of the portrait.[2]

The Agnew Clinic by Thomas Eakins (1889) - move cursor over image to reveal names.

References

Alfred Stengel, Penn Biographies, University of Pennsylvania, accessed 18 January 2009
Medical Class of 1889 and Thomas Eakins' painting of "The Agnew Clinic" Archived 2015-12-15 at the Wayback Machine. University of Pennsylvania Archives and Records Center.

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[1] Alfred Stengel, Penn Biographies, University of Pennsylvania, accessed 18 January 2009

[Upenn-2] Medical Class of 1889 and Thomas Eakins' painting of "The Agnew Clinic" Archived 2015-12-15 at the Wayback Machine. University of Pennsylvania Archives and Records Center.