Albert H. (Albert Henry) Buck

Born in 1842, Albert Henry Buck was an American physician best known for his work on diseases of the ear. He wrote important medical books including Diagnosis and Treatment of Ear Diseases and First Principles of Otology, and his name also appears on scientific work such as On the Mechanism of Hearing. These works helped establish him as a respected specialist in otology.

Buck was also a major editor and organizer of medical knowledge. He was the contributor behind the large multi-volume Reference Handbook of the Medical Sciences, a substantial project published in New York in the late 19th century. That role shows how widely he was trusted, not just as a practicing specialist, but as someone who could help bring together medical learning for other doctors and students.

He lived from 1842 to 1922, spanning a period when medicine was becoming more specialized and systematic. Remembered today through his books and reference works, Buck stands out as one of the physicians who helped turn ear medicine into a more formal field of study.