George Lincoln Walton

George Lincoln Walton was an American neurologist and writer, born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, in 1854 and deceased in Boston in 1941. Contemporary and library sources identify him as a Harvard graduate, a former instructor at Harvard Medical School, and a physician associated with the neurological department of Massachusetts General Hospital.

Alongside medical papers, he wrote accessible books for general readers, including Why Worry? and Calm Yourself. Those works show his interest in nervous disorders, mental habits, and the everyday problem of anxiety, explained in a direct and reassuring style rather than a technical one.

Walton is often remembered as a doctor who tried to make emotional health understandable to non-specialists. That mix of clinical experience and plainspoken advice gives his work a surprisingly modern feel, especially for readers interested in the early history of self-help and mental health writing.