8-826: There are several notable people with the surname Orenstein . Alexander Jeremiah Orenstein , South African medical scientist and army general Henry Orenstein , American poker player and entrepreneur Henry Orenstein (painter) , Canadian artist Howard Orenstein , American lawyer and politician Joan Orenstein , Canadian actress Leo Orenstein , Canadian television producer and director Peggy Orenstein , American writer Toby Orenstein , an American theatrical director, producer, and educator Walter Orenstein , American vaccinologist Zigu Ornea (born Orenstein or Ornstein ), Romanian cultural historian See also [ edit ] Orenstein and Koppel Ornstein [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
16-591: A series of lectures which bears his name. Alexander Jeremiah Orenstein was born in Odessa , Kherson Governorate , Russian Empire in 1879 to Joseph Orenstein and his wife Mary (nÊe Jarkowsky). He became a naturalized US citizen in 1905, and two years later he married Marie G. Sabsevich in New York. In the years 1905â12 Orenstein worked with General Gorgas in the Panama Canal Zone , where he assisted in
24-500: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Alexander Jeremiah Orenstein Alexander Jeremiah Orenstein CB CMG CBE (26 September 1879 – 7 July 1972) was a Russian-born naturalized American general and military doctor. Orenstein worked in the Panama Canal Zone and South Africa , on the eradication and treatment of tropical disease, and founded
32-646: The List of heritage sites in Gauteng . It is located at 82 Jan Smuts Avenue in Saxonwold . The house was designed by architect Gordon Leith in 1923, as a house in Spanish style for the epidemiologist A. J. Orenstein . It was purchased in 1957 by English architect David Morrison (1910–2000), who then spent many years changing the house to a pastiche of an Italian villa with its formal gardens , which reminded
40-497: The surname Orenstein . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Orenstein&oldid=1222062638 " Categories : Surnames Surnames of Jewish origin Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
48-671: The AJ Orenstein Memorial Lecture, to commemorate his work for the health service of the mining industry, and lectures have since been held nearly every year on a wide range of subjects included under health care. Academic Military Villa d%27Este (Johannesburg) Villa d'Este (Johannesburg) is a National Heritage site in Johannesburg , Gauteng , recognized by the South African Heritage Resource Agency , and on
56-852: The eradication of malaria and yellow fever during the building of the Panama Canal . In 1913 he was invited by Gorgas to work in German East Africa , and the next year, also with Gorgas, he worked in Johannesburg for Rand Mines Ltd. to reduce the high incidence of pneumonia and tuberculosis among miners. He lived in a house near the University of the Witwatersrand now known as the Villa d'Este . He remained in South Africa until his death. During both world wars Orenstein
64-581: Was director general of medical services in the South African defence forces, becoming first a Brigadier, then a Major General. In 1962, Orenstein delivered the first of a series of annual lectures at the inception of the Adler Museum of Medicine of the University of the Witwatersrand . There were AJ Orenstein Lectures from 1967 to 1971. In 1972, after Orenstein's death, the name was changed to
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