| Jirah Dewey Buck | |
| Birth Date: | 20 November 1838 |
| Birth Place: | Fredonia, New York |
| Death Date: | 13 December 1916 |
| Death Place: | Walnut Hills, Cincinnati |
| Occupation: | Homeopath, writer |
Jirah Dewey Buck (20 November 1838 – 13 December 1916) was an American homeopath, naturopath, theosophist and writer.
Buck was born in Fredonia, New York.[1] He was educated at Belvidere Academy, Hahnemann Medical College in Chicago and the Western Homeopathic College in Cleveland, Ohio where he graduated in 1864.[1] He was professor of physiology and microscopy at Cleveland Homeopathic College in 1866–1871. From 1880, he was professor of physiology at Pulte Medical College.[2] In 1882, he was elected dean and professor of theory and practice of medicine.[1] In 1876, he became President of the Homeopathic Medical Society of Ohio and was President of the American Institute of Homeopathy in 1890.[1]
Buck was a freemason and theosophist.[3] He was vice-President of the Theosophical Society of America and vice-president of the Cincinnati Literary Club.[4] He married Melissa M. Clough in 1864. They had three daughters and three sons.[1] He formed the Cincinnati Theosophical Society in 1886.
Buck died in his home in Walnut Hills, Cincinnati after a long illness.[5]
Buck was an opponent of vivisection.[6]