Leonard Keene Hirshberg
Leonard K. Hirshberg | |
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| Born | January 9, 1877 |
| Died | 1969 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Criminal charge(s) | Mail fraud |
Leonard Keene Hirshberg (January 9, 1877 – 1969) was an American physician who was convicted of mail fraud.[1]
Hirshberg was born in Baltimore from a Jewish family. He obtained his M.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1902.[2][3] He had a successful career as a health writer with his articles appearing in mainstream medical columns and journals. With H. L. Mencken he collaborated on a series of baby care articles, these were published in What You Ought to Know About Your Baby (1910).[4][5]
In September, 1922 Hirshberg was convicted of defrauding investors in a mail fraud investment scam of one millions dollars.[6][7]
Hirshberg was also a skeptic. He was highly critical of the claims of the medium Eusapia Palladino.[8]
Selected publications[]
- Popular Medical Fallacies. (1906). American Magazine 62: 655-660.
- What You Ought to Know About Your Baby (1910)
- The Truth About Tobacco. (1913). Harpers Weekly.
- The Case Against Madame Eusapia Palladino (1910). The Medical Critic and Guide.
- Low Calorie Diet Cook Book (1954)
- The Family Diet Guide (1959)
References[]
- ^ "Pure Mecncken on Child Care". The Washington Post.
- ^ Schwartz, Julia; Kaye, Solomon Aaron; Simons, John. (1926). Who's Who in American Jewry, Volume 1. Jewish Biographical Bureau. p. 271
- ^ Glassman, Leo M. (1935). Biographical Encyclopaedia of American Jews, 1935. Maurice Jacobs & Leo Glassman. p. 229
- ^ Zuckerman, Mary Ellen. (1998). A History of Popular Women's Magazines in the United States, 1792-1995. Greenwood Press. p. 47
- ^ Lingeman, Richard R. (2006). Double Lives: American Writers' Friendships. Random House. p. 136
- ^ Mencken, Henry Louis; Markel, Howard; Oski, Frank A. (1990). The H.L. Mencken Baby Book: Comprising the Contents of H.L. Mencken's What You Ought to Know About Your Baby. Hanley & Belfus. p. 20
- ^ Smith, Matthew. (2015). Another Person's Poison: A History of Food Allergy. Columbia University Press. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-231-16484-9
- ^ Mencken, Henry Louis; Markel, Howard; Oski, Frank A. (1990). The H.L. Mencken Baby Book: Comprising the Contents of H.L. Mencken's What You Ought to Know About Your Baby. Hanley & Belfus. pp. 18-20
Categories:
- 1877 births
- 1969 deaths
- American people convicted of mail and wire fraud
- Physicians from Baltimore
- American skeptics