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About Ninian Pinkney
Ninian Pinkney, also spelled Pinckney, was a United States Navy surgeon and medical director. He graduated from St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland, in 1829, and from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1833. He spent his entire naval career helping to further develop the field of surgery and medicine. He was especially prominent—and praised—during the American Civil War.
Everything about Ninian Pinkney →- Occupation
- military officer, surgeon
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- June 7, 1811
- Died
- December 15, 1877