Horatio Robinson Storer

Born in Boston on February 27, 1830, he was educated at Boston Latin School, Harvard University, and Harvard Medical School. Early in his career he studied in Europe, including with the prominent Scottish physician James Young Simpson, and brought those influences back to American medicine.

He became known as an important figure in the development of gynecology, at a time when it was beginning to emerge as a field separate from obstetrics. Historians credit him with helping establish that distinction, and he was also associated with major advances in abdominal and reproductive surgery.

He is equally remembered for his public campaign against abortion in the 1800s. Through his writing and organizing, he pushed the American medical profession toward stricter anti-abortion laws, making him a significant and controversial figure in American medical and legal history. He died in 1922.