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Frederic Colby Lucas
Best known as a co-author of the early science text A Guide for the Study of Animals, this American educator wrote practical biology and physiology materials aimed at students. His work reflects a hands-on approach to learning, with a strong focus on observation and clear explanation.
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A Guide for the Study of Animals
by Worrallo Whitney, Frederic Colby Lucas, Harold Brough Shinn, Mabel Elizabeth Smallwood
About the author
Frederic Colby Lucas was an American science educator and writer whose surviving published work is closely tied to classroom teaching. He is credited as one of the authors of A Guide for the Study of Animals, a book prepared for the Biology Round Table of the Chicago High Schools and later preserved by Project Gutenberg.
Another confirmed work, Elementary Physiology: Instruction Paper, identifies him as holding an M.S. degree and serving as head of the Department of Biology at Englewood High School in Chicago. Taken together, these sources suggest a writer deeply involved in practical science education rather than literary authorship in the usual sense.
Because biographical information about him is scarce in the sources available here, many personal details of his life remain unclear. What does stand out is the purpose of his writing: to make biology understandable, structured, and useful for students learning by direct study and observation.