Hunter, John
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1728 - 1793
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
John Hunter letter to Edward Jenner
Item
Identifier: MSS 416
Overview
John Hunter FRS (13 February 1728 – 16 October 1793) was a Scottish surgeon, one of the most distinguished scientists and surgeons of his day. He was an early advocate of careful observation and scientific method in medicine. He was a teacher of, and collaborator with, Edward Jenner, pioneer of the smallpox vaccine. He is alleged to have paid for the stolen body of Charles Byrne, and proceeded to study and exhibit it against the deceased's explicit wishes. Hunter died in 1793 of a heart...
Dates:
1791 December 10
William Clift letter to Philip Syng Physick
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/219
Scope and Contents
Letter of William Clift to Philip Syng Physick, 1835 May 8, describes care of pathological collections of John Hunter since Hunter’s death in 1793; extracts concerning pathological specimens made from Hunter’s papers and manuscripts before their destruction; production of catalogue; and current inaccessibility of museum collections due to construction in the library of the Royal College of Surgeons.
Type of reproduction--Photocopy (positive).
Type of reproduction--Photocopy (positive).
Dates:
1835-05-08
