Horatio Curtis Wood Jr. | |
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 Wood in 1889 | |
| Born | January 13, 1841 |
| Died | January 3, 1920 (aged 78) Philadelphia |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Physician |
Horatio Curtis Wood Jr. (January 13, 1841 – January 3, 1920) was an American physician and biologist. Born into a wealthy Pennsylvania family, he attended the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania, and after serving as a surgeon in the American Civil War, continued to teach at the University. A member of the National Academy of Sciences, he was known for his 1874 text Treatise on Therapeutics, which became a widely used medical textbook, and also for his botanical and zoological work: writing on freshwater algae, fossil plants, arachnids, and myriapods.