Henry Ingersoll Bowditch, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henry Ingersoll Bowditch

American physician and abolitionist

Date of Birth: 09-Aug-1808

Place of Birth: Salem, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 14-Jan-1892

Profession: physician, environmental health officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Henry Ingersoll Bowditch (1808-1892) was an American physician and a prominent Christian abolitionist.
Bowditch was born on Aug.
9, 1808, in Salem, Mass to Nathaniel Bowditch, a renowned mathematician.
He graduated from Harvard College in 1828, earned his medical degree there in 1832, and afterwards studied medicine in Paris for 2 years with leading physicians of the day.
From 1859 to 1867 Bowditch was Jackson professor of clinical medicine at Harvard; he later founded the Massachusetts State Board of Health.
Bowditch was a fellow of the American Academy of Public Health and wrote a seminal textbook on the subject; [1] Public hygiene in America