Augustus Crouch Kinney (July 26, 1845 - March 24, 1908) was an American physician and scientist in the state of Oregon.
A native of Iowa, his family moved to Oregon Country when he was an infant where he was raised and started his medical career.
[2][4] Kinney's family settled in the Chehalem Valley of what is now Yamhill County, Oregon, where his father grew an orchard.
[2] Kinney was one of eleven children in the family, with eight living to adulthood, including his younger brother Alfred who also graduated from medical school.
[4] His treatments for tuberculosis received notoriety from around the world and was considered a leading expert on the disease in the United States.