Robert neil butler 1927 2010 was a scholar psychiatrist andpulitzer prize winning author who revolutionized the way the worldthinks about aging and the el. A graduate of columbia colleges class of 1949 robert n butler received his md from the college of physicians surgeons in 1953 a pulitzer prize winning activist and aging pioneer who coined the terms ageism and longevity revolution bob butler was the founding director of the national institute on aging and the president and ceo of the international longevity center usa. Robert neil butler 1927 2010 was a scholar psychiatrist and pulitzer prize winning author who revolutionized the way the world thinks about aging and the elderly one of the first psychiatrists to engage with older men and women outside of institutional settings butler coined the term ageism to draw attention to discrimination against older adults and spent a lifetime working to . Robert n butler md visionary of healthy aging achenbaum w andrew on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers robert n butler md visionary of healthy aging. Robert n butler md visionary of healthy aging w andrew achenbaum robert neil butler 1927 2010 was a scholar psychiatrist and pulitzer prize winning author who revolutionized the way the world thinks about aging and the elderly