Howard W. Haggard Explained

Howard Wilcox Haggard (July 19, 1891 - April 22, 1959) was an American physician, physiologist and writer.

Career

Haggard was born in La Porte, Indiana. He received his B.S. (1914) and M.D. (1917) from Yale University.^[1]

In 1917 he worked as a physiologist for the United States Bureau of Mines.^[2] During World War I he was a captain in the Chemical Warfare Service in the United States Army. At Yale University, he conducted research into cardiorespiratory physiology and with Yandell Henderson invented the H and H inhalator.^[1] Haggard was director of the Laboratory of Applied Physiology at Yale University from 1926–1956.^[1]

Haggard was involved in pioneering research into the causes and treatment of alcoholism.^{[1] [3]} He was an editor for the Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol. He died in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.^[1]

He was an author of books on the history of medicine which received positive reviews.^{[4] [5] [6]} He was critical of Christian Science and faith healing.^[7]

Publications

• Devils, Drugs, and Doctors (1913, 1929)
• The Lame, the Halt, and the Blind: The Vital Role of Medicine in the History of Civilization (1932)
• Mystery, Magic and Medicine: The Rise of Medicine from Superstition to Science (1933)
• The Doctor In History (1934)^[8]
• Diet and Physical Efficiency (1935) [with Leon A. Greenberg]
• Man and His Body (1938)
• The Science of Health and Disease: A Textbook of Physiology and Hygiene (1938)
• Alcohol Explored (1942) [with [[E. Morton Jellinek]]]

Notes and References

1. Blocker, Jack S; Fahey, David M; Tyrrell, Ian R. (2003). Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History: An International Encyclopedia, Volume 1. ABC-CLIO. p. 285.
2. Faulconer, Albert; Keys, Thomas Edward. (1965). Foundations of Anesthesiology, Volume 1. C.C. Thomas. p. 321
3. Allred, N; Bejarano, W; Ward, J. (2017). Howard Wilcox Haggard and the Institutionalization of Modern Alcohol Studies. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 78 (2): 325-329.
4. Anonymous. (1929). Review: Enemies Of Medical Science. Reviewed Work: Devils, Drugs, And Doctors by Howard W. Haggard. The British Medical Journal 2 (3598): 1163
5. Curtis, James R. (1931). Reviewed Work: Devils, Drugs and Doctors. Social Science 6 (3): 324-325.
6. Matthews, N. Sanford. (1932). Reviewed Work: The Lame, the Halt and the Blind by Howard W. Haggard. Bios: A Quarterly Journal of Biology 3 (4): 194-195.
7. Anonymous. (1930). Reviewed Work: The Conquest of Superstition by Science. Devils, Drugs, and Doctors by Howard W. Haggard. Science Progress in the Twentieth Century (1919-1933) 25 (97): 125-128.
8. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/howard-w-haggard/the-doctor-in-history/ "The Doctor In History"