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<dl><dd>Refr: G-M 78; Eimas 975 Cont: Includes a silhouette portrait of the author in vol. 1, and an engraved portrait in the Atlas volume Note: "The veritable founder of experimental and surgical pathology and one of the three greatest surgeons of all time" (Morton). Among his many accomplishments, Hunter was also responsible for founding some of the greatest medical museums in Europe - the Hunterian museum of the Royal College of Surgeons of England was based on his own private collection. This is the first collected edition of his works. Volume 1 includes a life of Hunter by Drewry Ottley</dd>
<dd>This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh</dd>
<dd>Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Surgery; Hunter, John, 1728-1793; Medicine - collected works; Surgeons - biography</div>
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<dl><dd>Ottley, Drewery, 1803-1882</dd>
<dd>Palmer, James F., (James Frederick), 1806-1871</dd>
<dd>Hunter, John, 1728-1793</dd>
<dd>Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh</dd></dl></div>
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