Editing Walter C. Alvarez (section)

{{Short description|American medical doctor (1884–1978)}}
{{Infobox person
| name        = Walter C. Alvarez
| image       = Walter C Alvarez 1958.png
| alt         = 
| caption     = 
| birth_name  = Walter Clement Álvarez
| birth_date  = {{Birth date|1884|7|22}}
| birth_place = [[San Francisco, California]]
| death_date  = {{Death date and age|1978|6|18|1884|7|22}}
| death_place = San Francisco, California
| nationality = American
| other_names = 
| known_for   = 
| notable_works             = 
| occupation  = physician
| spouse                    = {{marriage|Harriet Skidmore Smythe|1907|1973|reason=died}}
| children                  = Gladys, [[Luis Walter Alvarez|Luis]], Robert and Bernice
| parents                   = [[Luis F. Alvarez]]
| relatives                 = [[Mabel Alvarez]]
| years_active              = 1913-1925
| alma mater= [[Stanford University School of Medicine|Cooper Medical College]]
}}
'''Walter Clement Alvarez''' (July 22, 1884{{spaced ndash}}June 18, 1978) was an American physician of [[Spanish American|Spanish]] descent. He authored several dozen books on medicine, and wrote introductions and forewords for many others.