Walter Prentice Bowers

Walter Prentice Bowers (May 19, 1855 – July 22, 1947) was an American general practitioner and the first editor of The New England Journal of Medicine. Born in Clinton, Massachusetts, he worked as a general practitioner in Worcester County for over four decades.[1] He was president of the Massachusetts Medical Society from 1912 to 1914[2] and was managing editor of the society's journal, The New England Journal of Medicine, from 1921 until 1937.[3] He was conferred an honorary Master of Arts by Harvard University in 1935.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "HONORARY DEGREES TO BE AWARDED THIS MORNING". The Harvard Crimson. June 20, 1935. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Presidents of the Massachusetts Medical Society". Massachusetts Medical Society. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Walter Prentice Bowers". The New England Journal of Medicine. 237 (6): 202. 1947. doi:10.1056/nejm194708072370608.


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