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James Joseph Walsh
James Joseph Walsh was an American physician and author.
Walsh was born in New York City. He graduated from Fordham College in 1884 (PhD, 1892) and from the University of Pennsylvania (MD) in 1895. After postgraduate work in Paris, Vienna and Berlin he settled in New York. Walsh was for many years Dean and Professor of nervous diseases and of the history of medicine at Fordham University school of medicine.
In addition to contributing to the New International Encyclopedia and to medical and other journals, he also published a variety of popular works.
Books by James Joseph Walsh
Old-Time Makers of Medicine
The book is organized chronologically, beginning with the fall of the Roman Empire and growth of the early Christian Church. From there, Dr. Walsh details the development of medical knowledge and practice in Arabia, to Medieval and Renaissance Europe...
Religion and Health
In the introductory chapter and the one following we find the strong presentation of his thesis on the everlasting reality of religion. The chapter on Prayer, marked by absence of psychological speculation, treats practically of the naturalness and g...
Thirteenth: Greatest of Centuries
This book delves into the significance of the 13th century, exploring the burgeoning of Gothic architecture, the establishment of universities, the signing of Magna Carta, and the emergence of representative government in Western Europe. Walsh argue...