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Important Names in Funeral History Flashcards

1
Q

Who was the first inviter to funerals

A

John Van Gelder NYC

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2
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Who was father of embalming U5

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Dr. Fredrick Ruysch

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3
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Who invented the microscope

A

Van Leeuwenhoek

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4
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Who was associated w/ Circulation of blood

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William Harvey

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5
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Who was associated w/ embalming w/o evisceration

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Gabriel Clauderus

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6
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Who patent stone, marble, cement coffin

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John White in NY 1835

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7
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Who did the 1st American patent for metallic coffin

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James A Gray 1836 in VA

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8
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Who patent the cast iron steel Fisk Metallic Coffin

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Almond D Fisk 1848

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9
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Who is associated w/ the Ogee casket

A

AC Barstow

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10
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Who is associated w/ cloth caskets(velvet velour fringe

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Samuel Stein Manufacturing

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11
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Who is associated w/ Style E State Casket

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Samuel Stein

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12
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Who is associated w/ the burial vault

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George W Boyd

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13
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Who was the father of American embalming

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Dr. Thomas Holmes

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14
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What did chemicals Dr. Holmes prefers

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Arsenic & Zinc Chloride

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15
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Who took out patent for embalming

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J. Anthony Guassardia

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16
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What chemicals does J Anthony Guassardia prefer

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Arsenic & Alcohol

17
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Who is associated w/ the turning point for embalming

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Abraham Lincoln

18
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Who is associated w a horse drawn hearse

A

James Cunniham

19
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Who is associated w/ the oval shape & wooden drape hearse 8post

A

Hudson Samson

20
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Who is associated w the oval shape 8post and wooden drape hearse

A

Hudson Samson

21
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Who is associated w the most outstanding funeral car

A

Crane & Breed Processional hearse

22
Q

Felix Sullivan

A

Dean of embalmers

23
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Dr. F. Julius LeMoyne

A

Erected America’s first crematory in 1876

24
Q

Who wrote the 1st embalming textbook in French

A

Jean Gannal

25
Q

What is a shroud

A

Burial garment

26
Q

Extramural burial

A

Outside the city

27
Q

Who embalmed Lincoln

A

Henry Cattel

28
Q

Who was the pioneer for funeral cars

A

James Cunningham

29
Q

Who had the US school of embalming

A

CB Dolge

30
Q

Who did Cincinnati school of embalming

A

Joseph H Clark

31
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Who founded the Renouuard School of Embalming

A

Charles A Renouard

32
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Time line of publications

A

The undertaker
The casket
The American Funeral Director
The shroud

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