Benjamin E. Cotting, M. D., for over 50 years curator of the Lowell Institute, died at his home in Roxbury on Saturday.
Dr. Cotting was born in Arlington, Mass, in 1812. Entering college in 1830, he received a detur and belonged to the Institute of 1770, the Hasty Pudding Club and the Phi Beta Kappa. He gained the degrees of A. M. and M. D. in 1837 Immediately after this he began the practice of medicine in Boston. In 1841 he went abroad to pursue his studies and was made a member of medical societies in Rome and Athens. Upon his return in 1843 he was appointed curator of the Lowell Institute, which position he held until April of this year.
Dr. Cotting achieved marked success in his profession. In addition to his extensive practice in Roxbury, he had a strong influence in the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal. From 1874 to 1876 he was president of the Massachusetts Medical Society. He was also a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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