Samuel Washington Woodhouse

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1821 – 1904

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Who was Samuel Washington Woodhouse?

Samuel Washington Woodhouse was an American surgeon, explorer and naturalist.

Woodhouse was doctor and naturalist on the Sitgreaves Expedition led by Captain Lorenzo Sitgreaves from San Antonio to San Diego which explored the possibility of a route from the Zuni River to the Pacific. He was the author of A Naturalist in Indian Territory: The Journal of S. W. Woodhouse, 1849-50. The Woodhouse's Toad was named in his honor.

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Born
Jun 27, 1821
Philadelphia
Nationality
  • United States of America
Education
  • University of Pennsylvania
Died
Oct 23, 1904

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on July 23, 2013

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