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Archibald W. Truman

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Archibald W. Truman
Born13 March 1884
Died20 April 1977
OccupationPhysician

Archibald William Truman (13 March 1884 – 20 April 1977) was an American physician, Seventh-day Adventist and vegetarianism activist.

Truman was born in Mulvane, Kansas, he had 11 siblings.[1] Truman was educated at Keene Industrial Academy and Battle Creek College, 1900–1904. He graduated in medicine at the University of Colorado in 1908.[2] He married Daisy Ethel Nary a nurse in September 1908 and they had five children.[1] His cousin was President Harry S. Truman.[3] Truman advocated lacto-ovo vegetarianism, he authored Ten Reasons for a Fleshless Diet, in 1917.

Truman was a faculty member at the College of Medical Evangelists for the first decade of the college's history, 1909–1919 and was a physician and medical director at sanatoriums in Canada, China, and the United States.[1] From 1911, he taught physiology at Loma Linda University.[4] He was medical director of Glendale Sanitarium in southern California during 1923–1924 and 1941–1946. He served as General Conference medical secretary for 14 years until 1936.[1]

He was the editor of Life and Health magazine, 1933–1935. He served as General Conference medical secretary 1922–1923 and 1928–1936 and was medical secretary of the China division, 1939–1941.[1] Truman died on 20 April 1977 at the age of 93.[1][5]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Truman, Archibald William (1884–1977)". encyclopedia.adventist.org. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Truman, Archibald William (1884-1977) & Daisy Ethel Nary (1886-1975)". library.llu.edu. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  3. ^ Delker, Del; Wade, Kenneth R. (2002). Del Delker: Her Story. Pacific Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-0816319657
  4. ^ "Department of Physiology & Pharmacology in Loma Linda University". medicine.llu.edu. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Obituaries". JAMA. 239 (16): 1668. 1978. doi:10.1001/jama.1978.03280430084032.