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Andrew Weil
American physician
Also known as: Andrew Thomas Weil
Quick Facts
- In full:
- Andrew Thomas Weil
- Born:
- June 8, 1942, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. (age 82)
- Subjects Of Study:
- ethnobotany
- holistic medicine
Andrew Weil (born June 8, 1942, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.) is an American physician and popularizer of alternative and integrative medicine. Weil was the only child of parents who owned a millinery supply store. As a child, he developed a strong interest in plants, which he said he inherited from his mother and grandmother. After graduating from high school in 1959, Weil, on a full scholarship from the American Association for the United Nations, traveled around the world learning about other cultures and their practices. He then entered Harvard University, majoring in biology with a concentration on the ethnobotany of medicinal ...(100 of 531 words)