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Albion Walter Hewlett
1874–1925
A pioneering American physician and medical writer, he helped shape modern internal medicine through clear teaching and practical clinical work. His books reflect an era when physiology, diagnosis, and bedside care were being brought together in new ways.
1 Audiobook
Epitome of the Pharmacopeia of the United States and the National Formulary With Comments
by Albion Walter Hewlett, William August Puckner, Torald Hermann Sollmann, Martin I. (Martin Inventius) Wilbert
About the author
Born in Petaluma, California, in 1874, Albion Walter Hewlett studied at the University of California and earned his medical degree at Johns Hopkins in 1900. He went on to build a career in academic medicine, teaching and practicing at major institutions including the University of Michigan and later Stanford, where he became a leading figure in the Department of Medicine.
Hewlett is remembered as an important early clinical physiologist and as a physician admired for both scientific rigor and compassion. Stanford later described him as a doctor of rare skill and kindness, and an award in his name honors physicians who combine research, patient care, and humane medicine in that same spirit.
As a writer, he produced medical works aimed at helping physicians understand disease in a practical, organized way. Among the books associated with his name are Functional Pathology of Internal Diseases and the multi-volume Monographic Medicine, which helped secure his place as both a teacher and an author. He died in 1925.