Eminent doctors: Their lives and their work; Vol. 1 of 2Bettany, G. T. (George Thomas)
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Eminent doctors: Their lives and their work; Vol. 1 of 2
Bettany, G. T. (George Thomas)
Medicine -- Great Britain -- History; Physicians -- Great Britain
HUNTER, WILLIAM (1718-1783), i. 84;
becomes Cullen’s pupil, 89;
subsequent friendship with Cullen, 91, 94, 120, 122;
studies at Edinburgh, 120;
goes to London, 120;
studies at St. George’s Hospital, 121;
lectures on anatomy, 121;
lack of means, 122;
enters on obstetric practice, 122;
visits home, 122;
Medical Commentaries and other writings, 123;
disputes as to originality, 123, 127;
is assisted by John Hunter, 124;
excellence as a teacher, 124;
on anatomical controversy, 125;
on Harvey, 126;
called in to the Queen, 126;
chosen professor to the Royal Academy, 127;
Hunter and the Royal Society, 127, 128;
Hunterian Museum (now at Glasgow), 128;
founds anatomical school in Great Windmill Street, 129;
cost and extent of his collection, 129, 130;
leaves it to Baillie, with reversion to Glasgow University, 130;
intends to retire, 130;
dies, 131;
portraits of Hunter, 131;
personal habits and manners, 132;
bequeaths estate to Baillie, 132;
and John Hunter, 134;
and Baillie, ii. 53;
and ovariotomy, 106.
Hypochondria, Description of, i. 65.
India and Jenner, i. 183, 197.
Infirmary at Edinburgh, i. 78, ii. 26-28, 36-39, 45, 49, 73.
Jackson, C., ii. 98.
James I., i. 24, 35.
Jefferson, President, i. 182.
Jeffrey, Francis, i. 257, 258, 262.
JENNER, EDWARD (1749-1823), i. 141, 148;
apprenticeship, 169;
inoculation for small-pox, 170;
becomes John Hunter’s pupil, 170;
their mutual influence, 171;
Jenner’s sympathetic qualities, 172;
suggestion about earthworms, 172;
his personal appearance, 173;
wit, poetry, and accomplishments, 174;
convivial societies, 174, 175;
studies cow-pox, 176-180;
publishes discovery of vaccination, 179;
refuses London practice, 180;
Jenner and Dr. Woodville, 181;
discovery made known on Continent, 181;
in United States, 182;
in the East, 183;
Jenner’s patriotic offer, 183;
publishes brief narrative, 184-186;
vaccination by non-professionals, 186;
vaccination attacked, 187;
gratuitous vaccination, 189;
public vaccine Board, 190;
a temple to Jenner, 191;
the Empress of Russia and Jenner, 191;
Parliamentary grant, 192;
Royal Jennerian Institution, 193;
Treasury delays, 193;
testimony of Canadian Indians, 194;
Napoleon and Jenner, 194;
National Vaccine Establishment, 195;
Jenner’s inward life, 196;
second Parliamentary grant, 196, 197;
gratitude of Europeans in India, 197;
bereavements, 197;
death from small-pox after vaccination, 198;
Jenner’s account, 198;
presentation to the Czar, 199;
death of Mrs. Jenner, 199;
death, 200;
Dr. Baron on, 200, 201.
Jennerian Society, Royal, i. 190, 193.
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