Ninian Pinkney

Military Person

1811 – 1877

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Who was Ninian Pinkney?

Ninian Pinkney, born in the Hammond-Harwood House in Annapolis, Maryland, on 7 June 1811, 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 in the Navy helping to develop the field of surgery and medicine. He was especially prominent—and praised—during the American Civil War.

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Born
Jun 17, 1811
Hammond-Harwood House
Profession
Education
  • St. John's College, U.S.
Died
Dec 15, 1877
Easton

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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