| Winfield Scott Hall | |
| Birth Date: | 5 January 1861 |
| Birth Place: | Batavia, Illinois, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Berwyn, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Physiologist, writer |
| Signature: | Signature of Winfield Scott Hall (1861–1942).png |
Winfield Scott Hall (January 5, 1861 - October 2, 1942)[1] was an American physiologist and writer.
Hall was born in Batavia, Illinois.[2] He attended Northwestern University where he obtained his B.S. in 1887, M.D. in 1888 and M.S. in 1889.[2] [3] He studied physiology at Leipzig University where he obtained his PhD in 1895.[2] [3]
Hall was instructor in Biology at Haverford College (1889-1893) and Professor of Physiology at Northwestern University Medical School (1895-1919).[3] He was a member of the American Physiological Society, Chairman of the American Medical Association in 1905 and President of the American Academy of Medicine from 1902 to 1910.[3] [4]
Hall authored works on dietetics, physiology and sex hygiene.[3] [5] He was described as a pioneer in the field of sex education.[3] In 1911, it was reported that Hall had visited 51 educational institutions to teach sex education.[6] He married Jeannette Winter in 1888, they had four children.[2]
Hall was a smoker for many years but gave it up, criticized smoking as a drug habit and warned the public about its health dangers.[7] [8] Hall was cited by Henry Ford in his anti-smoking book The Case Against the Little White Slaver, published in 1914.[8]