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William Scott Palmer
1848–1941
A pioneering physician who also wrote on faith, doubt, and modern thought, this author published under the name William Scott Palmer. Her books bring together medical training, spiritual searching, and a lively interest in the big questions of science and religion.
2 Audiobooks
Where Science and Religion Meet
by William Scott Palmer
Michael Fairless : her life and writings
by William Scott Palmer, (Agnes Marian) A. M. Haggard
About the author
Born Mary Emily Dowson in 1848, she wrote under the pseudonym William Scott Palmer. Reliable records identify her as a British physician, journalist, translator, and writer, and note that she was the first woman to be licensed by the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland in 1886.
Her writing often explored the meeting point between religion and modern intellectual life. Works linked to the William Scott Palmer name include An Agnostic's Progress, The Church and Modern Men, Where Science and Religion Meet, and a translation of Henri Bergson's Matter and Memory.
That mix of medical experience and reflective writing gives her work a distinctive voice. Whether writing directly or translating major thinkers, she seems drawn to questions of belief, conscience, and the place of spiritual life in a changing world.