Arthur E. Hertzler
Arthur E. Hertzler | |
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Arthur E. Hertzler and his daughter Agnes Hertzler, c. 1896 | |
| Born | July 26, 1870 West Point, Iowa |
| Died | September 12, 1946 (aged 76) Halstead, Kansas |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Years active | 1905-1946 |
| Notable work | The Horse and Buggy Doctor |
Arthur E. Hertzler (26 July 1870–12 September 1946) was an American physician who, in addition to his lengthy medical career, which included the founding of a hospital, is now primarily known for two things; his bestselling book The Horse and Buggy Doctor, and his reporting of the term "barefooted and pregnant" in that book. His work has been described as visionary and iconoclastic, and the medical historian Thomas Bonner described his personality as “colorful and distinctive”.