William_Whitty_Hall

William Whitty Hall

William Whitty Hall

American physician

William Whitty Hall (October 15, 1810 - May 10, 1876) was an American physician, writer and pioneer editor of health magazines.

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Biography

Hall was born in Paris, Kentucky. He graduated from Centre College in 1830 and studied both medicine and theology.[1] He received his M.D. from Transylvania College in 1836.[1] He was ordained to the Presbyterian ministry and was a missionary in Texas. He practiced medicine in New Orleans and Cincinnati and established his consultation practice in New York City in 1851.[1]

In 1854, he began to publish Hall's Journal of Health. After his death the journal was absorbed by Popular Science.[1] From 1875, he edited Hall's Medical Adviser.[2] Hall married twice. His first wife was Hannah Mattock and his second was Magdalen Matilda Robertson.[1]

Anthropologist Matthew Wolf-Meyer has described Hall as a forgotten researcher in the field of sleep science.[3]

Death

It was reported that Hall never weighed more than 125 pounds and he worked from 5 am to 10 pm every day.[1] He fell in a fit on a street in New York and died on May 10, 1876.[4]

Selected publications

References

  1. [1]
    Hall, William Whitty. Dictionary of American Biography. New York: C. Scribner's Sons. pp. 147-148
  2. [2]
    Kelly, Howard A.; Burrage, Walter L. (eds.). "Hall, William Whitty" . American Medical Biographies . Baltimore: The Norman, Remington Company.
  3. [3]
    Wolf-Meyer, Matthew. (2011). The Nature of Sleep. Comparative Studies in Society and History 53 (4): 945-970.
  4. [4]
    The Guide-Board to Health, Peace and Competence by Dr. W. W. Hall. Knox Historical Society.
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