Charles Bradfield Morrey

Born in Ohio in 1869, Charles Bradfield Morrey was an American bacteriologist and medical educator. Library records for The Fundamentals of Bacteriology list him as the book’s author and give his lifespan as 1869–1954.

Available historical references connect him with Ohio State University, where he served as a professor of bacteriology. He is also remembered in memorial records as chairman of the department there during the early twentieth century, and as part of a family that remained closely tied to academic life.

Morrey wrote for students and general readers who needed a practical introduction to a fast-changing science. The Fundamentals of Bacteriology reflects that teaching-minded approach, organizing the subject in a straightforward way for learners meeting bacteriology as a modern discipline.