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march 13 , 1911 april 4 , 1840 psm v78 d628 henry pickering bowditch.png henry pickering bowditch
 henry pickering bowditch dean , harvard medical school
henry pickering bowditch

henry pickering bowditch -lrb- april 4 , 1840 -- march 13 , 1911 -rrb- was an american soldier , physician , physiologist , and dean of the harvard medical school .
following his teacher carl ludwig , he promoted the training of medical practitioners in a context of physiological research .
his teaching career at harvard spanned 35 years .
