Winfield S. Hall
Winfield Scott Hall (January 5, 1861 - October 2, 1942) was an American physiologist and writer.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 was instructor in Biology at Haverford College (1889-1893) and Professor of Physiology at Northwestern University Medical School (1895-1919). He was a member of the American Physiological Society, Chairman of the American Medical Association in 1905 and President of the American Academy of Medicine from 1902 to 1910.
Hall authored works on dietetics, physiology and sex hygiene. He was described as a pioneer in the field of sex education. In 1911, it was reported that Hall had visited 51 educational institutions to teach sex education. He married Jeannette Winter in 1888, they had four children.
Hall was a smoker for many years but gave it up, criticized smoking as a drug habit and warned the public about its health dangers. Hall was cited by Henry Ford in his anti-smoking book ''The Case Against the Little White Slaver'', published in 1914. Provided by Wikipedia
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Daughter, mother and father : a story for girls / by Hall, Winfield Scott, 1861-1942
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The biology, physiology and sociology of reproduction, also sexual hygiene, with the special reference to the male / by Hall, Winfield Scott, 1861-1942
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John's vacation : what John saw in the country / by Hall, Winfield Scott, 1861-1942
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Chums : John and his father study some life problems / by Hall, Winfield Scott, 1861-1942
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Father and daughter : a story for girls / by Hall, Winfield Scott, 1861-1942
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Instead of "wild oats" : a little book for the youth of eighteen and over / by Hall, Winfield Scott, 1861-1942
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Sexual knowledge : the knowledge of self and sex in simple language : for the instruction of young people, young wives and young husbands, fathers and mothers, teachers and nurses,... by Hall, Winfield Scott, 1861-1942
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The biology, physiology and sociology of reproduction : also sexual hygiene, with special reference to the male / by Hall, Winfield Scott, 1861-1942
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A manual of experimental physiology for students of medicine / by Hall, Winfield Scott, 1861-1942
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Some scientific conclusions concerning the alcoholic problem and its practical relations to life. Papers read at the semiannual meeting of the American Society for the Study of Alc...
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