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About John Sappington
John S. Sappington (1776-1856) was an American medical doctor known for developing a quinine pill to treat malarial and other fever diseases in the Missouri and Mississippi valleys, where the disease was widespread. He later used the pill to prevent malaria. Because he both manufactured and sold "Dr. Sappington's Anti-Fever Pills", he became wealthy from his bestseller.
Everything about John Sappington →- Occupation
- physician
- Born
- 1776
- Died
- 1856, September 7, 1856