Henry Pickering Bowditch was an American soldier, physician, physiologist, and dean of the Harvard Medical School.
Following his teacher Carl Ludwig, he promoted the training of medical practitioners in a context of physiological research. His... Wikipedia
Born: April 4, 1840, Boston, MA
Died: March 13, 1911 (age 70 years), Jamaica Plain, Boston, MA
Parents: Jonathan Ingersoll Bowditch and Lucy Orne Bowditch
Known for: All-or-none law; Kymograph
Education: Harvard University (1866) and Harvard College (1861)