Walter Prentice Bowers
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Walter Prentice Bowers | |
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.jpg) Walter Prentice Bowers | |
| Born | May 19, 1855 |
| Died | July 22, 1947 (aged 92) |
| Education | Harvard Medical School |
| Occupations | General practitioner and the first editor of The New England Journal of Medicine |
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]
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