Background
Worcester, Alfred was born on June 22, 1855 in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Benjamin and Mary Clapp (Ruggles) Worcester.
Worcester, Alfred was born on June 22, 1855 in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Benjamin and Mary Clapp (Ruggles) Worcester.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1878, Master of Arts, 1881, Doctor of Medicine 1883. Doctor of Science, Tufts College, 1931.
Practiced at Waltham, Massachusetts, since 1883. Trustee Massachusetts Hospital for Consumptives, 1897-1901 (the first state sanatorium for tuberculous patients). Founder Waltham Training School for Nurses.
Chairman Massachusetts Commission on Maternity Benefits, 1920.
Professor hygiene, Harvard, 1925-1935, professor emeritus since 1935. One of earliest surgeons to operate for appendicitis.
Deputy commissioner rank of major, American Red Cross for Switzerland, June 1918-February 1919.
Member Massachusetts Medical Society (president 1919-1921), Obstetrical Society of Boston, Harvard, Medical Alumni Association (ex-president).
Married Elizabeth Joy Hill, October 19, 1886.