Malford W. Thewlis | |
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Born | |
Died | June 3, 1956 Rhode Island, United States | (aged 66)
Alma mater | Bowdoin Medical School of Maine |
Occupation | physician |
Malford Wilcox Thewlis (December 4, 1889 – June 3, 1956) was an American physician and pioneer of gerontology, who co-founded the American Geriatrics Society in 1942. [1] He is commemorated by the annual Thewlis Lecture on Gerontology and Geriatrics, established at the University of Rhode Island. [2] As a neuropsychiatrist, he attended US President Woodrow Wilson, following a stroke in 1919. [3]
Thewlis was born on December 4, 1889, in Wakefield, Rhode Island, the son of James E. Thewlis and Viola (née Wilcox), [4] and received his MD from the Bowdoin Medical School of Maine in 1911. [5] [6] He married Miss Christiane Cherfils (1895 – 1978 [7]) of Paris, France on December 10, 1919, and they had a son, Harold, who became a professor of politics at University of Rhode Island. [8] Thewlis was one of the few physicians to take note of Ignatz Leo Nascher's 1914 book, Geriatrics: The Diseases of Old Age and Their Treatment, and devoted his life's work to care of the elderly and research into the diseases of old age. [9] He authored "The Care of the Aged: Geriatrics", first published in 1919. Thewlis was also an accomplished amateur magician, [10] and a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians: [4] he recommended the practice of conjuring tricks to keep the mind and hands supple. [11] He died on June 3, 1956, and was cremated. [7]
Malford W. Thewlis | |
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Born | |
Died | June 3, 1956 Rhode Island, United States | (aged 66)
Alma mater | Bowdoin Medical School of Maine |
Occupation | physician |
Malford Wilcox Thewlis (December 4, 1889 – June 3, 1956) was an American physician and pioneer of gerontology, who co-founded the American Geriatrics Society in 1942. [1] He is commemorated by the annual Thewlis Lecture on Gerontology and Geriatrics, established at the University of Rhode Island. [2] As a neuropsychiatrist, he attended US President Woodrow Wilson, following a stroke in 1919. [3]
Thewlis was born on December 4, 1889, in Wakefield, Rhode Island, the son of James E. Thewlis and Viola (née Wilcox), [4] and received his MD from the Bowdoin Medical School of Maine in 1911. [5] [6] He married Miss Christiane Cherfils (1895 – 1978 [7]) of Paris, France on December 10, 1919, and they had a son, Harold, who became a professor of politics at University of Rhode Island. [8] Thewlis was one of the few physicians to take note of Ignatz Leo Nascher's 1914 book, Geriatrics: The Diseases of Old Age and Their Treatment, and devoted his life's work to care of the elderly and research into the diseases of old age. [9] He authored "The Care of the Aged: Geriatrics", first published in 1919. Thewlis was also an accomplished amateur magician, [10] and a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians: [4] he recommended the practice of conjuring tricks to keep the mind and hands supple. [11] He died on June 3, 1956, and was cremated. [7]