Dr. Robert N. Butler dies at 83; Pulitzer Prize-winning pioneer in the study of aging
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 - 02:14
in Health & Medicine
The gerontologist founded the National Institute on Aging and the first department of geriatrics at a U.S. medical school. He was also 'a moral voice who insisted that society value our elders.' Dr. Robert N. Butler, a gerontologist who pioneered the study of aging, founded the National Institute on Aging and the first department of geriatrics at a U.S. medical school and received...