DR M.W. THEWLIS,Wakefield,R.I. - 5" Antique Glass Medicine Bottle

Measurements: 5"  

Malford Wilcox Thewlis (December 4, 1889 – June 3, 1956) was an American physician and pioneer of gerontology, who co-founded the American Geriatrics Society in 1942. He is commemorated by the annual Thewlis Lecture on Gerontology and Geriatrics, established at the University of Rhode Island. As a neuropsychiatrist, he attended US President Woodrow Wilson, following a stroke in 1919. He was authority on geriatrics and author of medical books.