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John Green Curtis
1844–1913
A pioneering American physiologist, he helped shape how the subject was taught in the United States and spent much of his career at Columbia’s College of Physicians and Surgeons. He is also remembered as one of the founders of the American Physiological Society.
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Harvey's Views on the Use of the Circulation of the Blood
by John Green Curtis
About the author
Born in New York City in 1844, John Green Curtis studied at Harvard before pursuing medicine and advanced scientific training in Europe. He became known for bringing careful laboratory-based physiology teaching to American medical students at a time when the field was still taking shape.
Most of his professional life was spent at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons, where he taught physiology and built a strong reputation as an educator. He also played an important part in the early history of the American Physiological Society and hosted its first meeting in his Columbia laboratory.
Curtis died in 1913. Though not a household name today, he belonged to the generation of physicians and teachers who helped turn physiology into a modern academic discipline in the United States.