William E. Horner notes on the lectures of Benjamin Rush
Item
Identifier: 10a 283
Scope and Contents
One volume (457 leaves) on notes on the physiology lectures of Benjamin Rush delivered at the University of Pennsylvania. Topics cover visiting the sick, the pulse, animal heat, motion, respiration, circulation, the nervous system, sensation, muscles and tendons, sympathy, senses, operations and pleasures of the human mind, digestion, lymphatic system, glands, excretions, nutrition, peculiarities of the sexes, and generation.
Dates
- 1813
Creator
- Horner, William E. (William Edmonds) (Person)
Biographical / Historical
William Edmonds Horner, anatomist, was born on 3 June 1793 in Warrenton, Va., to William and Mary (Edmonds) Horner. On 26 Oct. 1820 he married Elizabeth Welsh of Philadelphia; they had 10 children. He died in Philadelphia on 13 March 1853.
As a child, Horner was educated in the schools of Warrenton and Dumfries. He later studied medicine under John Spence and received his M.D. from the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1814. While in medical school, the War of 1812 began and Horner took time away from his studies to serve a commission as Surgeon’s Mate in the U.S. Army. After the war ended, he resigned his commission and briefly set up private practice in Warrenton, but moved permanently to Philadelphia in 1816.
Horner spent his career at the University of Pennsylvania, where he held successive positions: Dissector (1816-1818), Demonstrator of Anatomy (1818-1820), Adjunct Professor of Anatomy (1820-1831), and Professor of Anatomy (1831-1853).
An excellent anatomist, Horner is known for describing the tensor tarsi muscle (1824) and for amassing thousands of specimens for the anatomy museum at the University, which later became part of the Wistar Institute of Anatomy in Philadelphia. He also was a founder of St. Joseph’s Hospital (1841).
Horner’s chief writings include The American Dissector (1819), A Treatise on Pathological Anatomy for the Use of Dissectors (1823), Treatise on Special and General Anatomy (1826), and Treatise on Pathological Anatomy (1829), the first American pathology textbook.
Benjamin Rush, Philadelphia physician, was born on 24 Dec. 1745 o.s. in Byberry Township. He married Julia Stockton in 1776; they had thirteen children. Rush died on 19 Apr. 1813. Rush received his B.A. from Princeton College in 1760, then served a six-year apprenticeship with John Redman. He was one of the first to attend William Shippen’s anatomy lectures. In 1768, he received his M.D. from the University of Edinburgh. In 1769, Rush became Professor of Chemistry at the College of Philadelphia; in 1789 he became Professor of Theory and Practice of Medicine. When the College formed the University of Pennsylvania in 1791, Rush became Professor of the Institutes of Medicine and Clinical Medicine. He also taught students privately. In 1786, he helped to establish the Philadelphia Dispensary and was a physician there until his death. Rush also was a member of the Provincial Congress in 1776, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and in 1777, became Surgeon-General of the Continental Army. In 1799, he became Treasurer of the U.S. Mint. Rush was known for advocating bleeding and purging to treat yellow fever. From 1787 to 1793 he was a Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.
As a child, Horner was educated in the schools of Warrenton and Dumfries. He later studied medicine under John Spence and received his M.D. from the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1814. While in medical school, the War of 1812 began and Horner took time away from his studies to serve a commission as Surgeon’s Mate in the U.S. Army. After the war ended, he resigned his commission and briefly set up private practice in Warrenton, but moved permanently to Philadelphia in 1816.
Horner spent his career at the University of Pennsylvania, where he held successive positions: Dissector (1816-1818), Demonstrator of Anatomy (1818-1820), Adjunct Professor of Anatomy (1820-1831), and Professor of Anatomy (1831-1853).
An excellent anatomist, Horner is known for describing the tensor tarsi muscle (1824) and for amassing thousands of specimens for the anatomy museum at the University, which later became part of the Wistar Institute of Anatomy in Philadelphia. He also was a founder of St. Joseph’s Hospital (1841).
Horner’s chief writings include The American Dissector (1819), A Treatise on Pathological Anatomy for the Use of Dissectors (1823), Treatise on Special and General Anatomy (1826), and Treatise on Pathological Anatomy (1829), the first American pathology textbook.
Benjamin Rush, Philadelphia physician, was born on 24 Dec. 1745 o.s. in Byberry Township. He married Julia Stockton in 1776; they had thirteen children. Rush died on 19 Apr. 1813. Rush received his B.A. from Princeton College in 1760, then served a six-year apprenticeship with John Redman. He was one of the first to attend William Shippen’s anatomy lectures. In 1768, he received his M.D. from the University of Edinburgh. In 1769, Rush became Professor of Chemistry at the College of Philadelphia; in 1789 he became Professor of Theory and Practice of Medicine. When the College formed the University of Pennsylvania in 1791, Rush became Professor of the Institutes of Medicine and Clinical Medicine. He also taught students privately. In 1786, he helped to establish the Philadelphia Dispensary and was a physician there until his death. Rush also was a member of the Provincial Congress in 1776, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and in 1777, became Surgeon-General of the Continental Army. In 1799, he became Treasurer of the U.S. Mint. Rush was known for advocating bleeding and purging to treat yellow fever. From 1787 to 1793 he was a Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.
Extent
1 volume
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
With autograph of W. E. Horner and bookplate of the Library of St. Joseph’s Hospital, presented by Dr. Horner. Given to the College of Physicians on 29 Jan. 1924 by E.E. Montgomery, M.D.
Creator
- Horner, William E. (William Edmonds) (Person)
- Title
- William E. Horner notes on the lectures of Benjamin Rush
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository
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