William Hunter and the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow, 1807-2007

by Lawrence Keppie

This book describes the life and achievements of the eighteenth-century Scottish physician William Hunter and outlines the history of the Museum named after him. William Hunter built up a wide-ranging private collection at his home in London, encompassing not only anatomical and pathological specimens related to his medical work, but also books and manuscripts, coins and medals, natural history specimens and artworks. On his death in 1783 he bequeathed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748628053
• ISBN13: 9780748628056
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.7" x 9.3"