Bowditch, H. P. (Henry Pickering)

Person

Dates

Existence: 1840 - 1911

Biography

Henry Picking Bowditch was an American soldier, physician, physiologist, and dean of the Harvard Medical School. Following his teacher Carl Ludwig, he promoted the training of medical practitioners in a context of physiological research. His teaching career at Harvard spanned 35 years.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Early deans' records, 1828-1904 (inclusive), 1869-1874 (bulk), 1828-1904 (inclusive), bulk: 1869-1874 (bulk)

FOUND IN: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) / Record Group: Harvard Medical School. Office of the Dean records

Sub-Group Identifier: RG M-DE01

Scope and Content: Subgroup consists of the records of the early deans of Harvard Medical School during the years 1828-1904. Records cheifly represent the tenure of Dean Calvin Ellis (1869-1883). Records produced from the tenures of the following deans are also included: Walter Channing (1826-1847), Oliver Wendell Holmes (1847-1853), John Barnard Swett Jackson (1853-1855), David Humphreys Storer (1855-1864), George Cheyne Shattuck (1864-1869), Henry Pickering Bowditch (1883-1893), and William Lambert...

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