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(Dr.) (William Herbert) Lowe
1862–1933
A New Jersey veterinarian who wrote clearly about cattle disease and animal health at a time when veterinary science was becoming more organized and more public-facing in the United States.
1 Audiobook
Special report on diseases of cattle
by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry, V. T. (Vickers T.) Atkinson, Dr. (William) Dickson, A. (Adolph) Eichhorn, Richard W. (Richard West) Hickman, James Law, (Dr.) (William Herbert) Lowe, C. Dwight (Charles Dwight) Marsh, John R. (John Robbins) Mohler, A. J. (Alexander James) Murray, Leonard Pearson, Brayton Howard Ransom, M. R. (Milton R.) Trumbower, Dr. (Benjamin Tilghman) Woodward
About the author
Born in 1862 and died in 1933, William Herbert Lowe was a veterinarian based in Paterson, New Jersey. Contemporary records connect him with the veterinary profession in New Jersey, where he wrote and spoke about the development of veterinary science and its role in public health.
He is best known today through government and reference-library records for his contributions to Special Report on Diseases of Cattle, a widely circulated U.S. Department of Agriculture work associated with the Bureau of Animal Industry. That places him among the practitioners who helped turn specialized veterinary knowledge into practical guidance for farmers and livestock owners.
The surviving public record is fairly sparse, but it suggests a career shaped by both hands-on veterinary work and professional advocacy. For listeners coming to his work now, he stands out as one of those early technical writers who helped make animal-health information usable beyond the clinic.