Harry Hunter Lott (January 13, 1880 – February 5, 1949) was an American

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is ...

who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal in the men's eight. He was born in

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, largest city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the List of United States cities by population, sixth-largest city i ...

. Lott rowed for the

Vesper Boat Club The Vesper Boat Club is an amateur rowing club located at #10 Boathouse Row in the historic Boathouse Row of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1865 as the Washington Barge Club, the Club changed its name to Vesper Boat Club in 1870. Vesper' ...

while he was a medical student at the

Jefferson Medical College Thomas Jefferson University is a private research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Established in its earliest form in 1824, the university officially combined with Philadelphia University in 2017. To signify its heritage, the unive ...

in Philadelphia. After the Olympics, he earned his medical degree and practiced in Philadelphia as an

otolaryngologist Otorhinolaryngology ( , abbreviated ORL and also known as otolaryngology, otolaryngology–head and neck surgery (ORL–H&N or OHNS), or ear, nose, and throat (ENT)) is a surgical subspeciality within medicine that deals with the surgical a ...

specializing in diseases of the ear. He eventually became a professor at his alma mater, which was eventually renamed

Thomas Jefferson University Thomas Jefferson University is a private research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Established in its earliest form in 1824, the university officially combined with Philadelphia University in 2017. To signify its heritage, the univer ...

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* * * 1880 births 1949 deaths American male rowers Rowers from Philadelphia Olympic gold medalists for the United States in rowing Rowers at the 1904 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics Thomas Jefferson University alumni American otolaryngologists 20th-century American physicians 20th-century American educators 20th-century surgeons {{US-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub