Luther Emmett Holt
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1855 – 1924
Who was Luther Emmett Holt?
Luther Emmett Holt was an American pediatrician and author, noted for writing The Care and Feeding of Children in 1894.
Born near Rochester, New York, Holt graduated from the University of Rochester in 1875. He went to medical school in the University at Buffalo and then the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, earning his M.D. in 1880. He pioneered the science of pediatrics, and became the head physician at New York's Babies Hospital in 1888. Under his leadership it became the leading pediatric hospital of its time.
One of Holt's most notable accomplishments is the introduction of milk certification in New York City. Using a grant he acquired through his connection with the Rockefeller Institute Holt surveyed the quality of milk in the tenement districts and subsequently proved that a large proportion of infant fatalities were due to excessively high bacterial counts. He was instrumental in the creation of milk commissions and advisory boards for the city's Department of Health.
Throughout his lifetime, Dr. Holt became a leader in the field of pediatrics.
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- Born
- Mar 4, 1855
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- Education
- Columbia University
- Brown University
- University of Rochester
- Died
- Jan 14, 1924
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on July 23, 2013
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