Important People- Test 3

Question 1

Suggested the establishment of a system of sanitary police, with state and health departments enforcing regulations, written before the Civil War, but not implemented until 1869.

Answer 1

Report of Massachusetts Sanitary Commission

Question 2

New York State health bill, most comprehensive and powerful law passed by states.

Answer 2

Metropolitan Health Bill

Question 3

Basis for present-day federal authority in the health field.

Answer 3

Federal Quarantine Act

Question 4

Minister of All Souls church in NYC, organized the “Sanitary Commission” to help union soliders and their families.

Answer 4

Dr. Henry Bellows

Question 5

Built first American crematory in 1876 for his own cremation.

Answer 5

Dr. Julius Lemoyne

Question 6

Erected a crematory in 1886 in Pennslyvania, founded a cremation society and published “The Modern Crematist.”

Answer 6

Dr. M.L.Davis

Question 7

Preached on cremation, sermon entitled “The Disposal of Our Dead” in 1874

Answer 7

Reverend O.B. Frothingham

Question 8

“Father of the Memorial Society Movement”, founded “Cremation Society of America” in 1913.

Answer 8

Dr. Hugo Erichsen (1860-1942)

Question 9

First formal organization of undertakers founded January, 1864; established “Black Book” to list delinquent or objectionable clients.

Answer 9

Undertakers Mutual Protective Association of Philadelphia

Question 10

Founded 1868, much larger than UMPAP but had the same goals.

Answer 10

Chicago Undertakers Association

Question 11

Michigan undertaker who organized the first state association of Jackson, Michigan in 1880, elected president; ultimate goal was formation of a national association.

Answer 11

Allen Durfee

Question 12

Originally Funeral Directors National Association, founded in 1882.

Answer 12

National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA)

Question 13

First trade paper, eventually became “Sunnyside” (no longer published).

Answer 13

The Undertaker

Question 14

Name changed to The American Funeral Director, still published today.

Answer 14

The Western Undertaker

Question 15

Wrote “An act pertaining to the care, preparation and disposition of the dead; and to insure the better education of the funeral director” and distributed it to state associations to be used as a guide for establishment of state boards.

Answer 15

Hudson Sampson

Question 16

Wrote “Undertakers Manual”, published in 1878; instructed small number of undertakers.

Answer 16

Professor Auguste Renouard

Question 17

Son of Auguste Renouard, founded first non-commercial proprietary school in 1884.

Answer 17

Charles Renouard

Question 18

He began the Cincinnati School of Embalming in 1862, the oldest mortuary school in existence. He also founded a chemical company that is still in business today.

Answer 18

Joseph H. Clarke

Question 19

He was the principal of the Massachusetts College of Embalming, and later opened his own school as well as his own chemical company (still in existence today).

Answer 19

A. Johnson Dodge

Question 20

He had the largest traveling emblaming school in the country from 1890-1900; later he traveled to London and taught chemical emblaming to English undertakers. he was called the “Dean of Emablmings of the English Speaking People.”

Answer 20

Felix A. Sullivan

Question 21

Produces the National Board Exams for the US and Canada; provides testing services to states for state laws, rules and regulations.

Answer 21

International Conference of Funeral Service Embalming Board

Question 22

Sole accrediting agency for mortuary science programs.

Answer 22

American Board of Funeral Service Education

Question 23

Voting member of the ABFSE, covers all university and community college mortuary science programs.

Answer 23

University Mortuary Science Education Association

Question 24

Voting member of ABFSE, covers all trade school mortuary science programs.

Answer 24

National Association of Colleges of Mortuary Science

Question 25

NFDA committee that troubleshoots hostile media coverage and publishes “Director” (trade journal of the NFDA).

Answer 25

Institute of Mortuary Research

Question 26

Trade association of independently owned funeral homes.

Answer 26

Selected Independent Funeral Homes

Question 27

Traditionally an African-American association, founded in 1924, now open to all.

Answer 27

National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association

Question 28

Provides professional consultation on general business practices, products, and services, and cooperative support to members of the association.

Answer 28

Order of the Golden Rule

Question 29

Sets out regulations fo rthe donation of organs, tissues, and other human body parts in the United States.

Answer 29

Uniform Anatomical Gift Act