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Hutchinson, Woods, 1862-1930

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Woods Hutchinson (1862–1930) was an American physician, born at Selby, Yorkshire, England. He graduated from Penn College, Oskaloosa, Iowa, in 1880 and received his medical degree from the University of Michigan four years later. He worked as a professor of anatomy at the State University of Iowa between 1891 and 1896 and then became a professor of comparative pathology at the University of Buffalo until 1900. While at Buffalo, he also edited The Polyclinic and lectured at the London Medical Graduates' College and the University of London, starting in 1899. Besides The Polyclinic, he edited Vis Medicatrix early in his career, (from 1890 to 1891). In 1903, he became the Oregon State Health Officer; he held that post for two years. Following the post in Oregon, he became a professor of clinical medicine at the New York Polyclinic.

He was the author of:

  • The Gospel According to Darwin (1898)
  • Studies in Human and Comparative Pathology (1901)
  • Instinct and Health (1908)
  • Preventable Diseases (1909)
  • Conquest of Consumption (1910)
  • Exercise and Health (1911)
  • The Child's Day (1912)
  • Common Diseases (1913)
  • Civilization and Health (1914)

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This article incorporates text from an edition of the New International Encyclopedia that is in the public domain.


This biographical information was gathered from the Woods_Hutchinson page, courtesy of the Wikipedia project.

Books

The Child's Day
A Handbook of Health
Preventable Diseases

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