Frank Overton

Frank Overton was an American physician and author, born on December 29, 1867, and remembered for educational books on physiology, hygiene, and nature study. His published work includes titles such as General Hygiene, Personal Hygiene, School Physiology, and Nature Study; A Pupil's Text-Book.

His writing appears to have been aimed especially at classroom use, with a focus on explaining the body, health habits, and everyday science in a straightforward way. That practical, instructional style made his books part of the broader movement to bring health education into schools.

Overton died on October 10, 1953. While many details of his personal life are not easy to confirm from the sources I found, his surviving books show a writer interested in making science and public health understandable to ordinary readers, especially young students.