Walcott, Henry Pickering, 1838-1932

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Birth 1838-12-23
Death 1932-11-11
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Americans

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Walcott, (Harvard, A.B. 1858; Bowdoin, M.D. 1861) was chairman of the Massachusetts State Board of Health from 1886 to 1916 and was president of Massachusetts General Hospital from 1910 to 1928. Following medical school he studied in Vienna and Berlin (1861-1863) and in Paris and London (1865-1866). He practiced in Cambridge, Mass. He had a long association with Harvard University in various administrative positions (Overseer, 1887 to 1890; Fellow, 1890-1927; and acting president, 1900 to 1901).

From the description of Papers of Henry Pickering Walcott, 1861-1927 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 281435131

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