The day before his death he completed a five - volume translation of a standard work on anatomy into Chinese .
On August 17 , 1880 , Osgood died of sunstroke at a sanitarium on Sharp Peak Island near the mouth of River Min .
The day before Osgood 's death he completed a five - volume translation of a standard work on anatomy into Chinese .
On August 17 , 1880 , Osgood died of sunstroke at a sanitarium on Sharp Peak Island near the mouth of River Min .