Joseph Bostwick Bittenbender ’51

JOE DIED at his home in Huntington Mills, Penn., on June 14, 1991.

He was a retired neurologist and electroencephalographer for several hospitals in eastern Pennsylvania; a prolific author of books on his specialty; a member of many medical societies; a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology; an expert on Huntington's Chorea; chairman of the board of trustees of Wyoming Seminaryand an avid woodworker, mason, farmer, and historian (he wrote an awardwinning book on the early architecture of Cumberland Country, Penn.).

Joe graduated cum laude from Wyoming Seminary. At Princeton he was a cum laude economics major. He was on the staff of the NASSAU SOVEREIGN and was a member of the premed society and Campus Club. He roomed with Ben Marshall and Frank Bowker.

Joe received his medical degree from UPenn in 1955. From 1956 to 1958 he was a captain in the Air Force's medical service. He was awarded the Seibert Prize for excellence in medical education by the Dauphin County (Pa.) Medical Society in 1974.

Joe was an outstanding doctor, a leader in neurological treatment and research, and a man with wideranging interests. The Class sends its condolences to his loved ones: his widow, Emily ("Freddie"); sons Christopher and Frederick; and daughters Emily and Anne. This unusually gifted classmate will be missed.

The Class of 1951