As part of its Distinguished Americans series, the U.S. Postal Service has released a new 76-cent stamp that honors Dr. Edward Livingston Trudeau (1848-1915), the founder and first president of the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, the precursor to the American Lung Association.

In a press release from the American Lung Association, Bernadette Toomey, President and CEO, American Lung Association is quoted as saying, "Dr. Trudeau was a true pioneer who led a public health movement and remained focused on the ideal that we can overcome a disease through coordinated research, education and advocacy."

Dr. Trudeau dedicated his life to researching and treating tuberculosis, a highly infectious disease that at one time killed one in seven people in the U.S.

Dr. Trudeau, a phthisiologist, dedicated his life to researching and treating tuberculosis, a highly infectious disease that at one time killed one in seven people in the United States. Phthisiology is the study of tuberculosis.