Biography

"Medical Pioneer. A physician and a social reformer, he was the founder of Boston's Perkins Institute for the Blind, and a pioneer in therapies for the blind and deaf. He was the husband of poetess Julia Ward Howe, author of the song "The Battle Hymn of the Republic". 
 
Family links: 
 Parents:
  Joseph Neals Howe (1772 - 1847)
  Martha Gridley Howe (1775 - 1819)
 
 Spouse:
  Julia Ward Howe (1819 - 1910)*
 
 Children:
  Julia Romana Howe Anagnos (1841 - 1886)*
  Florence Marion Howe Hall (1845 - 1923)*
  Laura E. Howe Richards (1850 - 1943)*
  Maud Howe Elliott (1854 - 1948)*
 
 Siblings:
  Joseph Neals Howe (1795 - 1866)*
  Samuel Gridley Howe (1801 - 1876)
  Martha Howe (1801 - 1822)*
  Elizabeth Gridley Howe (1807 - 1861)*
  Jeanette M Howe Wales (1808 - 1891)*
  Maria Smith Howe Wales (1810 - 1846)*
  Caroline A Howe (1811 - 1815)*
 
*Calculated relationship"

Friend of Charles Sumner. Mentioned in 18561014CharlesSumner_FMS: "I was confined by the opinion of my friend Dr Howe, who came u[p] from Boston to visit me. He said that I was better than he had expected to find me; but that I had before me weeks if not months of reclusion, I trust weeks only."