Herbert Swift Carter | |
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Born | September 19, 1869 |
Died | October 25, 1927 |
Occupation(s) | Physician, writer |
Herbert Swift Carter (September 19, 1869 – October 25, 1927) was an American physician and writer.
Carter was born in Orange, New Jersey. [1] He was educated at Lawrenceville School and the Dearborn Morgan School in Orange, New Jersey. [2] He obtained his B.A. in 1892 from Princeton University. He studied medicine at Columbia University and graduated M.D. in 1895. [2]
He took a post-graduate course at Berlin University researching pathology. [2] On his return to the United States he established his private practice in New York City. Carter was an instructor in pathology at Cornell University Medical College for a year. [2] He was assistant professor of clinical medicine at Columbia University, associate visiting physician of the NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital and consulting physician to the Lincoln Hospital. [2]
Carter married Mabel Stewart Pettit in 1898, they had several children. [3] He was a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine and member of the American Medical Association. [2] [1] He co-authored Nutrition and Clinical Dietetics which went through many editions. Medical reviews were positive and described it as a valuable reference textbook for dietitians and nurses. [4] [5] [6]
Carter died after an operation for a peptic ulcer at Johns Hopkins Hospital. [7]