Horatio Curtis Wood Jr.

American physician and naturalist (1841–1920)
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Summary

Horatio Curtis Wood Jr. was born on January 13, 1841[1], in Philadelphia[2]. Horatio Curtis Wood Jr. died on January 3, 1920[3], in Philadelphia[4]. Horatio Curtis Wood Jr. worked as a physician[5], entomologist[6], arachnologist[7], myriapodologist[8], and botanist[9]. Horatio Curtis Wood Jr. ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: January 3, 1919[11]
  • Place of burial: The Woodlands[12]
  • Father: Horatio Curtis Wood, Sr[13]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[14]
  • Occupation: scientific illustrator[15]
  • Field of work: botany[16]
  • Educated at: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania[17]
  • Member of: National Academy of Sciences[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Commons category: Horatio C Wood[20]
  • Cause of death: pneumonia[21]
  • Family name: Wood[22]
  • Given name: Horatio[23]
  • Author citation (zoology): Wood[24]
  • Relative: George Bacon Wood[25]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[26]
  • Described by source: Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography[27]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[28]
  • Contributed to creative work: Popular Science[29]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Smithsonian Names[30]
  • Writing language: English[31]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[32]

Why It Matters

Horatio Curtis Wood Jr. is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Horatio Curtis Wood Jr. born?

Horatio Curtis Wood Jr. was born in Philadelphia[2].

Where did Horatio Curtis Wood Jr. die?

Horatio Curtis Wood Jr. passed away in Philadelphia[4].

Who were Horatio Curtis Wood Jr.'s parents?

Horatio Curtis Wood Jr.'s father was Horatio Curtis Wood, Sr[13].

What did Horatio Curtis Wood Jr. do for work?

Horatio Curtis Wood Jr. worked as a physician[5], entomologist[6], arachnologist[7], myriapodologist[8], and botanist[9].

Where did Horatio Curtis Wood Jr. go to school?

Horatio Curtis Wood Jr. was educated at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania[17].

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  1. [2] ↑ . babel.hathitrust.org. babel.hathitrust.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . babel.hathitrust.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [11] ↑ . babel.hathitrust.org. babel.hathitrust.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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