Charles Frederick Winslow (1811-1877) was a physician, diplomat, and world traveler. He received his medical degree from Harvard in 1834. He is the author of "Force and Nature", an early work on atomic theory. He was appointed U.S. Consul at Payta, Peru, a noted whaling port, in 1862. He served as a physician in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii from 1844 to 1847, and also in Nantucket, Massachusetts. He died July 7, 1877. After his death, he was cremated in Salt Lake City, Utah, on July 31, 1877. This was the second recorded cremation in U.S.history. His heart is buried in Nantucket. Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... This article focuses on historical models of the atom. ... Lahaina is a census-designated place located in West Maui, Maui County. ... Nantucket is an island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, formed of glacial moraine. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ... The crematorium at Haycombe Cemetery, Bath, England. ...

References

• Winslow Family Papers, collection 166, Nantucket Historical Association, Research Library and Archives
• Biography of Charles Frederick Winslow http://hml.org/mmhc/mdindex/winslowc.html