author
Frank Overton
b. 1867
A physician and public health writer, he turned practical science into readable books for students and general readers. His work helped explain hygiene, physiology, and health protection at a time when public health was becoming a bigger part of everyday life.
1 Audiobook
Applied Physiology, Including the Effects of Alcohol and Narcotics
by Frank Overton
About the author
Born in 1867, Frank Overton was an American physician whose writing focused on health, hygiene, and science education. Library records and book catalogs connect him with a long run of early 20th-century works intended to make medical and public health knowledge easier to understand.
His books include Applied Physiology, General Hygiene, Personal Hygiene, and The Health Officer. Taken together, they show a writer interested in both individual well-being and the broader systems that protect public health.
Overton's books were often aimed at students or general readers rather than specialists, which gives his work a clear, practical tone. For listeners interested in older health and science writing, his work offers a window into how everyday health education was presented in his era.