author
A. C. Wootton
d. 1910
A careful historian of medicine, best known for a two-volume history of pharmacy published in 1910. The work follows remedies, apothecaries, and medical ideas across centuries, making a specialized subject feel richly human.
2 Audiobooks
Chronicles of Pharmacy, Vol. 1 (of 2)
by A. C. Wootton
Chronicles of Pharmacy, Vol. 2 (of 2)
by A. C. Wootton
About the author
Very little biographical information about this author could be confirmed from the sources reviewed. Library and catalog records identify A. C. Wootton as the author of Chronicles of Pharmacy, a substantial two-volume history published in 1910, and some records list the name in the form "Wootton, A. C., -1910," which suggests the author died in 1910.
Wootton is chiefly remembered for Chronicles of Pharmacy, a wide-ranging study of the development of pharmacy and medicinal practice. The book traces the subject from ancient and medieval traditions through later scientific changes, with a strong interest in the people, beliefs, and materials that shaped the profession.
Because reliable personal details are scarce, it is safest to present A. C. Wootton primarily through this major work: an early twentieth-century writer who helped preserve the long story of pharmacy for later readers.