Max C. Starkloff | |
|---|---|
 Dr. Max C. Starkloff, c. 1900 | |
| Health Commissioner of St. Louis | |
| In office 1911–1933 | |
| In office 1895–1903 | |
| Preceded by | George Homan |
| Succeeded by | John H. Simon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maximilian Carl von Starkloff December 30, 1858 Quincy, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | January 15, 1942 (aged 83) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Resting place | Bellefontaine Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mollie E. (Flynn) Starkloff, (1879-before 1900) Genevieve (Baldwin) Starkloff (c. 1903)[1] |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Irma S. Rombauer, half-sister Max Starkloff, grandson |
| Education | Pennsylvania Military Academy St. Louis Medical College |
| Profession | Physician, surgeon |
Max Carl Starkloff (December 30, 1858 – January 15, 1942) was an American physician and the Health Commissioner for St. Louis, Missouri, from 1895 to 1903 and from 1911 to 1933. He is noted for closing all public venues and prohibiting public gatherings of more than 20 people in October 1918 during the 1918 influenza pandemic. His actions are credited as being an early instance in modern medicine of social distancing.[2][3]
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- ^ "St. Louis, Missouri and the 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic". The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918: A Digital Encyclopedia. February 13, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2020.