Thomas Stoltz Harvey, M.D., 94, died at the University Medical Center at Princeton on April 5, of complications of a stroke.
Born in Louisville, KY in 1912, his family moved soon afterwards to Indianapolis, where he lived until age 12, when the family moved again, first to Swarthmore, PA and three years later to West Hartford, CT. He received his B.S. degree in 1934 from Yale University, and his M.D. from Yale School of Medicine in 1941. While in medical school he contracted tuberculosis and had to take two years off to convalesce in a TB sanatorium in Connecticut. It was always his belief that the tuberculosis came from the corpse he dissected in anatomy class. Following graduation from medical school, he served his internship at the Philadelphia General Hospital, and performed his residency in pathology at New Haven Hospital.
During World War II he did medical research with the U.S. Army's Chemical Research Center in Edgewood, MD. After the war he became an instructor in pathology and neuroanatomy at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and in 1950 became assistant director of the hospital's Laboratory of Clinical Pathology. In 1952 he accepted a position as director of the pathology laboratory at Princeton Hospital. While working at Princeton, he performed the autopsy on Albert Einstein in 1955.
In 1960 he established his own bio-medical laboratories in Mercer, Middlesex and Monmouth counties. During the 1960s and early 1970s he also served as pathologist for the New Jersey State psychiatric hospitals and at the Veterans Hospital in Lyons.
In the 1970s he moved to Kansas, where he served as director of a commercial medical laboratory, and eventually entered general medical practice in Kansas and Missouri.
Throughout his professional life he was a member of various professional societies, including the American Medical Association, the College of American Pathologists, the Tissue Culture Association, the American Chemical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Always one to aid others, he was also active in such civic organizations as the Trenton Torch Club, the Rotary Club, and the Optimists. He worked on projects such as Habitat for Humanity and even sponsored individuals in their quest to become American citizens.
He was physically active throughout his life, and enjoyed tennis, sailing, travel, hiking and camping. He camped and hiked in many of America's national parks. An ardent sailor, he enjoyed racing his 42-foot yawl class vessel at the Jersey shore. By temperament an extrovert who enjoyed meeting people, he had a wide circle of acquaintances and many long-term friends. He was also a bibliophile with a wide-ranging curiosity, and loved to browse in bookstores.
Predeceased by two wives, he is survived by his companion of many years, Cleora Wheatley of Titusville; by three sons, Thomas, of Cary, NC, Arthur, of Princeton Junction, and Robert, of Hopewell; and by four daughters, Elizabeth, of Princeton Junction, and Frances Bermudez, Helena Esposito and Alexandria Pepper, all of Sarasota, FL. He was also the proud grandfather of 11 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Born into a Quaker family, he remained active in the Religious Society of Friends throughout his life. After returning to New Jersey in 1995, he joined the Yardley, PA Quaker Meeting.
A memorial service will be held at the Yardley Meetinghouse of the Religious Society of Friends, 65 North Main St., Yardley, PA, on a date yet to be determined.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests charitable contributions be made in Thomas' memory to an organization of the donors' choosing. Published in the Times (Trenton, NJ) on Tuesday, April 10, 2007.

Thomas Stoltz Harvey, M.D., 94, died at the University Medical Center at Princeton on April 5, of complications of a stroke.
Born in Louisville, KY in 1912, his family moved soon afterwards to Indianapolis, where he lived until age 12, when the family moved again, first to Swarthmore, PA and three years later to West Hartford, CT. He received his B.S. degree in 1934 from Yale University, and his M.D. from Yale School of Medicine in 1941. While in medical school he contracted tuberculosis and had to take two years off to convalesce in a TB sanatorium in Connecticut. It was always his belief that the tuberculosis came from the corpse he dissected in anatomy class. Following graduation from medical school, he served his internship at the Philadelphia General Hospital, and performed his residency in pathology at New Haven Hospital.
During World War II he did medical research with the U.S. Army's Chemical Research Center in Edgewood, MD. After the war he became an instructor in pathology and neuroanatomy at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and in 1950 became assistant director of the hospital's Laboratory of Clinical Pathology. In 1952 he accepted a position as director of the pathology laboratory at Princeton Hospital. While working at Princeton, he performed the autopsy on Albert Einstein in 1955.
In 1960 he established his own bio-medical laboratories in Mercer, Middlesex and Monmouth counties. During the 1960s and early 1970s he also served as pathologist for the New Jersey State psychiatric hospitals and at the Veterans Hospital in Lyons.
In the 1970s he moved to Kansas, where he served as director of a commercial medical laboratory, and eventually entered general medical practice in Kansas and Missouri.
Throughout his professional life he was a member of various professional societies, including the American Medical Association, the College of American Pathologists, the Tissue Culture Association, the American Chemical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Always one to aid others, he was also active in such civic organizations as the Trenton Torch Club, the Rotary Club, and the Optimists. He worked on projects such as Habitat for Humanity and even sponsored individuals in their quest to become American citizens.
He was physically active throughout his life, and enjoyed tennis, sailing, travel, hiking and camping. He camped and hiked in many of America's national parks. An ardent sailor, he enjoyed racing his 42-foot yawl class vessel at the Jersey shore. By temperament an extrovert who enjoyed meeting people, he had a wide circle of acquaintances and many long-term friends. He was also a bibliophile with a wide-ranging curiosity, and loved to browse in bookstores.
Predeceased by two wives, he is survived by his companion of many years, Cleora Wheatley of Titusville; by three sons, Thomas, of Cary, NC, Arthur, of Princeton Junction, and Robert, of Hopewell; and by four daughters, Elizabeth, of Princeton Junction, and Frances Bermudez, Helena Esposito and Alexandria Pepper, all of Sarasota, FL. He was also the proud grandfather of 11 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Born into a Quaker family, he remained active in the Religious Society of Friends throughout his life. After returning to New Jersey in 1995, he joined the Yardley, PA Quaker Meeting.
A memorial service will be held at the Yardley Meetinghouse of the Religious Society of Friends, 65 North Main St., Yardley, PA, on a date yet to be determined.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests charitable contributions be made in Thomas' memory to an organization of the donors' choosing. Published in the Times (Trenton, NJ) on Tuesday, April 10, 2007.