Background
FRICKS, Lunsford Dickson was born on July 18, 1873 in Walker Company, Georgia, United States. Son of Asa Tortelotte and Virginia A. (Park) Fricks.
FRICKS, Lunsford Dickson was born on July 18, 1873 in Walker Company, Georgia, United States. Son of Asa Tortelotte and Virginia A. (Park) Fricks.
Dade Company, Georgia., Public Schools. Private Schools and library. Bachelor of Arts, University of Georgia., 1894.
Chatta Medical College, Doctor of Medicine, 1897. University, Georgia., Doctor of Public Health, 1926.
Assistant Surgeon, United States Public Health Service., 1898. Ships Surgeon, United States Army Transport Sedgwick during Spanish American War. Sanitary Officer, Ilo Ilo, Philippine Islands, during insurrection.
Director Yellow Fever Control, Key West, Miami, Florida, 1899. A8st.-Director, Hygienic Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia, 1900. Past Assistant Surgeon, 1903.
Surgeon, 1912, United States Public Health Service., Senior Surgeon, since 1927. Director Rocky Mountain. Spotted Fever Investigations, 1912-1917.
Director Malaria Field Investigations, 1919-1927. Director Extra Cantonment Sanitation Camp Zachary Taylor, World War, 1917-1919. Secretary, National. Malaria Committee, 1919-1927.
Delegate., Health Section League Nations, 1925. Medical Director, District No. 6, since 1927. Headquarters, Seattle, Washington Author of various Government, bulletins on Public Health dealing particularly with Tuberculosis, Rocky Mountain.
Spotted Fever and Malaria.
Member: American Medical Association. American P.H. Association. Association Military Surgeons.
National. Malaria Committee. Southern Medical Association. Sigma Nu; Seattle Chamber of Commerce.
Committee Public Health. Medical Veterans. World War. Club: University (Washington, District of Columbia).
Spouse Grace Beene, July 22, 1907, Almogordo, New Mexico.