Samuel Washington Woodhouse Scientist

Samuel Washington Woodhouse (June 27, 1821 – October 23, 1904) 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 (Anaxyrus woodhousii) was named in his honor.

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Samuel Washington Woodhouse
Birth dateJune 27, 1821
Birth place
Philadelphia , United States
Nationality
United States
Date of deathOctober 23, 1904
Place of death
United States

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Field of study
Natural history

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