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A. A. St. M. (Arthur Albert St. M.) Mouritz
1861–1943
A British physician in Hawaii, he turned years of firsthand medical work into vivid historical writing on leprosy and influenza. His books blend public health history with close observation from a turbulent period in the islands' past.
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"The Flu": a brief history of influenza in U.S. America, Europe, Hawaii
by A. A. St. M. (Arthur Albert St. M.) Mouritz
About the author
Born in 1861, Arthur Albert St. Maur Mouritz was a British doctor who became closely associated with Hawaii through his work on infectious disease. He traveled from England to Hawaii in 1883 and later served as resident physician at the Kalaupapa leprosy settlement on Molokai in the 1880s.
Mouritz is best remembered for writing about the history and spread of disease in the Hawaiian Islands. His best-known works include The Path of the Destroyer, a history of leprosy in Hawaii based on decades of research, and The Flu: A Brief History of Influenza in U.S. America, Europe, Hawaii. His writing reflects both a practicing physician's viewpoint and a strong interest in medical history.
He died in 1943. No suitable verified portrait image was found during this search, so none is included here.