Worthington Hooker

Worthington Hooker (March 3, 1806 – November 6, 1867) was an American physician, born in Springfield, Massachusetts. Worthington Hooker School in New Haven, Connecticut is named after him.

He graduated Yale University in 1825 and Harvard University with a degree in Medicine in 1829. He practiced in Connecticut until 1852. Afterwards, he was professor of the theory and practice of medicine at Yale. He was vice president of the American Medical Association in 1864. His principal works are: * ''Physician and Patient'' (1849) * ''Homeopathy: An Examination of the Doctrines and Evidences'' (1852) * [http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/61320800R ''Human physiology'' (1854)] * ''Rational Therapeutics'' (1857) * ''Child's Book of Nature'' 3 volumes (1857) * ''Science for the School and Family'' 3 parts (1863)

Hooker's book ''Physician and Patient'' has been described as the most original United States contribution to medical ethics in the 19th century. Provided by Wikipedia
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    The child's book of nature. by Hooker, Worthington, 1806-1867

    New York : Harper, 1874
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    Science for the school and family. Part I. Natural philosophy. by Hooker, Worthington, 1806-1867

    New York, Harper, 1884
    Ed. 2, rev. & enl.
    Format: Book


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    Natural history for the use of schools and families. by Hooker, Worthington, 1806-1867

    New York : Harper & brothers, 1877
    Format: Book


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    Christian liberty nature reader. Book five by Hooker, Worthington, 1806-1867

    Arlington Heights, IL : Christian Liberty Press, 2007
    2nd ed.
    Format: Book


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    The child's book of nature : three parts in one by Hooker, Worthington, 1806-1867

    Format: Book


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    Natural history : for the use of schools and families by Hooker, Worthington, 1806-1867

    New York : Harper & Brothers, 1860
    Format: Book


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    Science for the school and family. Part III. Mineralogy and geology. by Hooker, Worthington, 1806-1867

    New York, 1866
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    The child's book of nature. by Hooker, Worthington, 1806-1867

    New York,[etc.] : American book co., 1886
    Rev. ed.
    Format: Book