author
Albert John Nunnamaker
1885–1928
An early 20th-century educator in embalming science, he co-wrote practical manuals that aimed to make a specialized trade more systematic and professional. His surviving work offers a glimpse into how anatomy, hygiene, and funeral practice were taught in that era.
1 Audiobook
Anatomy and Embalming A Treatise on the Science and Art of Embalming, the Latest and Most Successful Methods of Treatment and the General Anatomy Relating to this Subject
by Albert John Nunnamaker, Charles Otto Dhonau
About the author
Remembered today for technical works on embalming, Albert John Nunnamaker was an American author and teacher active in the early 1900s. Records connected to his books identify him as having been born in 1885 and dying in 1928.
His best-known work is Anatomy and Embalming (1913), written with Charles O. Dhonau. The book presents embalming as both a science and a practical craft, combining anatomy, treatment methods, and professional instruction for students and practitioners.
Title pages for his books describe both writers as professors of anatomy and sanitary science at the Cincinnati College of Embalming. He also co-authored Hygiene and Sanitary Science, suggesting a strong interest in the health and scientific standards behind mortuary practice at a time when the field was becoming more formalized.