James Joseph Walsh, M.D., LL.D., Litt.D., Sc.D. (1865-1942)
was an American physician and author, born in New York City.
He graduated from Fordham College in 1884 (Ph. D., 1892) and
from the University of Pennsylvania (M.D.) in 1895. After
postgraduate work in Paris, Vienna and Berlin he settled in
New York.
In addition to contributing to the New International
Encyclopedia and to medical and other journals, he also
published a variety of popular works.