Stewart Andrew McDowall

Born in 1882 and dying on January 13, 1935, Stewart Andrew McDowall was an English biologist, philosopher, and schoolmaster. Available biographical sources say he was born in Bedford, studied at St Paul's School and University College London, and graduated in natural science from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1904.

McDowall is remembered for writing across several fields rather than staying in just one. Sources describe him as a teacher as well as an author, and his books and essays brought together interests in biology, philosophy, religion, and social thought.

Some sources also characterize parts of his work in ways that reflect controversial early twentieth-century ideas, including eugenics. Because the readily available information is limited, it is safest to describe him as a wide-ranging and now somewhat obscure writer whose career sat at the crossroads of science, belief, and public debate in his time.