About Winfield S. Hall
Lived 1861 – 1942 (aged 81). Winfield S. Hall was an American physiologist.
Winfield Scott Hall (January 5, 1861 – October 2, 1942) was an American physiologist and writer.
Career
Hall was born in Batavia, Illinois. He attended Northwestern University where he obtained his B.S. in 1887, M.D. in 1888 and M.S. in 1889. He studied physiology at Leipzig University where he obtained his PhD in 1895.
Hall authored works on dietetics, physiology and sex hygiene. He was described as a pioneer in the field of sex education. He married Jeannette Winter in 1888, they had four children. Hall was cited by Henry Ford in his anti-smoking book The Case Against the Little White Slaver, published in 1914.
Selected publications A Laboratory Guide in Physiology (1897) A Textbook of Physiology (1899) The Cigarette: Why It is Especially Objectionable (1900) What Is A Food? (1900) Nutrition and Dietetics (1910) The Biology, Physiology and Sociology of Reproduction (1911) Sex Training in the Home (1914) Sexual Knowledge (1916)
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Who was Winfield S. Hall?
American physiologist and writer (1861–1942)
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Winfield S. Hall was born on 5 January 1861 in Batavia.
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Winfield S. Hall died on 2 October 1942 in Berwyn.
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Winfield S. Hall was a physiologist.
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Winfield S. Hall was American.
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