Historic Humanist Series

Hudson Hoagland was selected as Humanist of the Year in 1965 in recognition of his work as a physiologist and for his use of science as an instrument for humanitarian advance. He received the Modern Medicine Award in 1965, and the Worcester Engineering Society Award in 1969. His publications include The Road to Yesterday (1974) and Reflections on Science and Human Affairs (1974). He was one of the founders of the Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology and served as its leader from 1944-1967. He was also president of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for several years.

Dr. Hoagland was a professor at Tufts Medical School, 1946-1950; Boston University, 1950-1968; and Harvard University. He received his education at Columbia University (A.B. 1921), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.S.), Harvard University (Ph.D. 1927), and D.Sc. in 1945 at Colby College.

In the May/June, 1965 issue of The Humanist he wrote, "Our future depends upon an educational system that will teach the young...that the most basic human values which are worthy of loyalty an respect are independent of racial, national, political, and religious boundaries."

--Lloyd Kumley
The Humanist of the Year Book 1953-1991