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Henry Woods
1868–1952
A leading British paleontologist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, he helped shape how fossil invertebrates were studied and taught at Cambridge. His clear textbooks and long museum career made him an influential guide for generations of geology students.
1 Audiobook
The Cambridge natural history, Vol. 04 (of 10)
by Geoffrey Smith, D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson, Cecil Warburton, Walter Frank Raphael Weldon, Henry Woods
About the author
Born in Cottenham, near Cambridge, on December 18, 1868, he studied at St John's College, Cambridge, where he took first-class honors in the Natural Sciences Tripos. He went on to build his career at Cambridge, serving in teaching and museum roles connected with the Woodwardian Museum and becoming a respected specialist in paleontology, especially fossil invertebrates.
His best-known books include Palaeontology: Invertebrate and Palaeontology: Vertebrate, works that were widely used by students for many years. He was also recognized by the scientific world beyond Cambridge: he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1916 and later received major honors from the Geological Society of London, including the Lyell Medal and the Wollaston Medal.
He died on April 4, 1952, in Meldreth. Remembered as a careful scholar and an important teacher, he played a lasting part in establishing paleontology as a rigorous field of study in Britain.