German Sims Woodhead

Chivalric Order Member

1855 – 1921

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Who was German Sims Woodhead?

Sir German Sims Woodhead, KBE was an English pathologist, born at Huddersfield. He studied in Huddersfield College, Edinburgh University, and in Berlin and Vienna. In 1899 he was made professor of pathology in Cambridge University. At various times he was president of the Royal Medical Society, the Royal Microscopical Society, and temperance organizations. He was the first Editor of the Journal of Pathology. His works include:

⁕Practical Pathology

⁕Pathological Mycology, with A. W. Hare

⁕Bacteria and Their Products

⁕Report to the Royal Commission on Tuberculosis

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Born
1855
Huddersfield
Nationality
  • England
Profession
Died
1921

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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