Malford W. Thewlis
Malford W. Thewlis | |
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| Born | October 11, 1863 |
| Died | June 3, 1956(aged 66) Rhode Island, United States |
| Alma mater | Bowdoin Medical School of Maine |
| Occupation | physician |
Malford Wilcox Thewlis(December 4, 1889 – June 3, 1956) was an American physician and pioneer ofgerontology,who co-founded theAmerican Geriatrics Societyin 1942.[1]He is commemorated by the annual Thewlis Lecture on Gerontology and Geriatrics, established at theUniversity of Rhode Island.[2]As aneuropsychiatrist,he attended US PresidentWoodrow Wilson,following a stroke in 1919.[3]
Thewlis was born on December 4, 1889, inWakefield, Rhode Island,the son of James E. Thewlis and Viola (née Wilcox),[4]and received his MD from theBowdoin Medical School of Mainein 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 ofIgnatz 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 theInternational 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]
Publications
[edit]- Malford W. Thewlis (1919)Geriatrics-- a treatise on senile conditions, diseases of advanced life, and care of the agedC. V. Mosby (St Louis)
- Malford W. Thewlis (1939)Preclinical medicine; preclinical states and prevention of diseaseWilliams & Wilkins
- Malford W. Thewlis (1941)The Care of the AgedC. V. Mosby (St Louis)
- Malford W. Thewlis & Isabella Clark Swezy (1954)Handwriting and the EmotionsAmerican Graphological Society
References
[edit]- ^Journal of the American Geriatrics Society[permanent dead link]55 (6) 813 "American Geriatrics Society Turns 65"
- ^Annual Malford Thewlis Lecture in Gerontology and Geriatrics
- ^Journal of the American Medical Association vol 272 (1994) p 1694-7 "Presidential Disability and the Twenty-fifth Amendment"
- ^abInstitute for Research in Biography, Inc. (1952)American Men of Medicine
- ^Journal of the American Medical Association vol 166 (Sep 1956) p 221 "Deaths"
- ^The American Physician and Surgeon Blue Book: A Distinct Clyclopedia of 1919
- ^abRhode Island Historical Cemeteries Transcription Project
- ^Journal of the American Medical Association vol 74 (1920) p 263 "Marriages"
- ^T. H. Howell (1988) Age and Ageing vol 17 pp 137-138 "Nascher writes about Geriatrics".
- ^Medical Times(1956) Volume 82, Issue 2, p 484 "Malford W. Thewlis"
- ^M. W. Thewlis (1946)Care of the Aged,p 46 "Magic is an interesting hobby.....Practice keeps the would-be magician mentally awake, his hands and fingers supple."
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