Cleave’s
Biographical Cyclopædia of
Homœopathic Physicians and Surgeons
By Egbert Cleave
Presented by Sylvain Cazalet
OWLE,
ORRIN, M. D., of Moscow, Mich., was born in Caledonia, Livingston
county, N. Y. on December 10th, 1831. He is the second son of Benjamin
and Caroline Fowle, who moved to Moscow, Hillsdale county, Mich., in
June, 1833, where they now reside, on the land bought from the
Government, improved and successfully managed by them. The elements of
his education he received in a district school. Thirsting for more
knowledge than was to be obtained through that medium, and receiving
encouragement from his parents, he, at the age of fifteen, took his
satchel in hand and started on foot for the Michigan Central College, at
Spring Arbor, Jackson county, where he remained almost uninterruptedly
for four years. Being an assiduous student, he gained a good mastery of
the ordinary branches of education, and a considerable insight into
chemistry, anatomy, physiology, natural philosophy, astronomy, and
algebra ; one year he included Latin in his course, and one term he
studied Greek. Returning home he worked, after his majority, upon the
parental farm for a while, and taught school for a number of years.While engaged in
teaching he became acquainted with Professor B. L. Hill, of the
Cleveland Homœopathic College, under whose directions, having for some
years had an inclination toward the medical profession, he studied
medicine for about two years and a half. Then he entered the Cleveland
College, in 1857, and making good use of his opportunities, graduated
with much credit in 1859.After graduating, he
returned to Moscow, and has been more or less closely engaged in his
profession ever since. His talents, strict attention to even the
smallest details of his cases, the success that has attended his
ministrations, and many amiable characteristics have conduced to placing
him in possession of a flourishing practice, and a widely extended
circle of warm friends.Having large
proprietary interests, being the owner of valuable farm and mill
property in the neighborhood, he is much attached to Moscow, and
contemplates making it his permanent home.In political faith, Dr.
Fowle is a Republican, and he has consistently supported that party, but
he is no politician in the ordinary acceptation of the term, and aspires
to no office.Source
: Cleave’s Biographical Cyclopædia of Homœopathic Physicians and
Surgeons By Egbert Cleave