Dr. Spock
Spock, Benjamin McLane, American author and pediatrician; b. New Haven, Conn. His Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care (1946; later Baby and Child Care) has sold more copies than almost any other book published in the U.S. He wrote widely on child-rearing, and became (1955) professor of child development at Western Reserve Univ. In 1967 he resigned to devote his full time to the peace and antinuclear movements. He was the 1972 presidential candidate for the People's party.