# Alexander Thomas Augusta

> Alexander Thomas Augusta was a surgeon, veteran of the American Civil War, and the first African-American professor of medicine in the United States. After gaining his medical education in Toronto, Canada West from 1850 to 1856, he set up a practice there. He returned to the United States shortly before the start of the American Civil War.

*American Civil War surgeon*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/alexander-thomas-augusta

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1825-03-08
- **Died:** 1890-12-21
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Alexander Thomas Augusta was a surgeon, veteran of the American Civil War, and the first African-American professor of medicine in the United States. After gaining his medical education in Toronto, Canada West from 1850 to 1856, he set up a practice there. He returned to the United States shortly before the start of the American Civil War.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.2 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 3.9 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Alexander Thomas Augusta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Thomas_Augusta)
- [ألكسندر توماس أوغوستا](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1_%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%BA%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7)
- [Alexander Augusta](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Augusta)
- [Alexander Thomas Augusta](https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Thomas_Augusta)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4720215)

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