Caspar Wistar
American physician (1761-1818) · United States · On the map · Doctors · Died at 56
Caspar Wistar was an American physician and anatomist. He is sometimes referred to as Caspar Wistar the Younger, to distinguish him from his grandfather of the same name. The plant genus Wisteria is named for him.
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![Bones of the prehistoric giant ground sloth Megalonyx, described in a 1799 paper for the Transactions of the American Philosophical Society by Wistar.[5] These were the first fossils illustrated from the United States.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Megalonyx_CasparWistar_claw_Griffe1799.jpg/330px-Megalonyx_CasparWistar_claw_Griffe1799.jpg)
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Country
United States
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1761 to 1818 · aged 56
