Bowditch, Henry I. (Henry Ingersoll), 1808-1892

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Birth 1808
Death 1892
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Henry Ingersoll Bowditch, the son of Nathaniel Bowditch and Mary Ingersoll Bowditch, was a physician, author and abolitionist from Salem, Massachusetts.

From the description of Life in the woods for a fortnight : or a trip to Katahdin & Moosehead Lake in the summer of 1856. 1856. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 704274320

U.S. specialist in diseases of the chest.

From the description of Henry Ingersoll Bowditch letter, 1882, Apr. 7, Boston, to Dr. S. McMurtry. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 34847926

Henry Ingersoll Bowditch (Aug. 9, 1808-Jan. 14, 1892), son of mathematician and astronomer Nathaniel Bowditch, was an abolitionist and physician. He published several books on medicine and public hygiene.

From the guide to the Henry Ingersoll Bowditch Letters (MS 111), 1861-1862, (University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries. Special Collections Dept.)

Charles Babbage was a mathematician and inventor.

From the guide to the Charles Babbage selected correspondence, 1827-1871, 1827-1871, (American Philosophical Society)

Bowditch (Harvard, M.D. 1832) later studied medicine with Louis La Pitié in Paris, and after returning to Boston, Mass., became an abolitionist. He taught clinical medicine at the Harvard Medical School from 1859 to 1867, chaired the first Massachusetts State Board of Health, and co-founded the Boston Society of Medical Observation. Bowditch was an early specialist in diseases of the chest and introduced the practice of thoracentesis. With La Pitié in Paris, he studied diagnosis by ausculation and percussion. Following the Civil War he agitated for the introduction of ambulance service.

From the description of Papers of Henry I. Bowditch. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77069219

From the description of Papers of Henry Ingersoll Bowditch, 1827-1888 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 281429808

Physician, abolitionist and author.

From the description of Letter to an unidentified recipient, 1878 April 24. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 50544379

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  • Massachusetts (as recorded)
  • Katahdin, Mount (Me.) (as recorded)
  • Penobscot River, West Branch (Me.) (as recorded)
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