Martin defended vivisection, stating "Physiology is concerned with the phenomena going on in living things, and vital processes cannot be observed in dead bodies." He invited visitors to his lab to observe experiments. Selected publications Introductory lecture, 23 October 1876. Various co-authors (including his wife for the 1st edition).10th edition online. Quoted by Fye. Collected articles. Personal life In 1879, Martin married Hetty Cary, widow of Confederate General John Pegram. References External links H. Newell Martin bibliography, medicalarchives.jhmi.edu. Retrieved 6 May 2014. 1848 births 1896 deaths British physiologists Fellows of the Royal Society People from Newry Vivisection activists