Gibson, William, 1788-1868

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Gibson succeeded Dr. Philip Physick as chair of surgery at the University of Pennsylvania in 1819. Between 1824 and 1850 he published 8 editions of his treatise, Institutes and practice of surgery. He also wrote medical biographies.

From the description of [Lecture notes on surgery] bulk, 1837-1839. 1837-1839. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 27347603

Surgeon of Philadelphia.

From the description of Papers, 1826, Jan. 26 and Dec. 22, Philadelphia. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35074220

Gibson was Professor of Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania during Hartshorne's attendance (1843-45).

From the description of [Notes from lectures on surgery, taken by Henry Hartshorne]. (College of Physicians of Philadelphia). WorldCat record id: 20065436

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creatorOf Gibson, William, 1788-1868. [Lecture notes on surgery] bulk, 1837-1839. Newberry Library
referencedIn Hatfield, Nathan L. (Nathan Lewis), 1804-1887. Papers, 1821-1826. College of Physicians of Philadelphia
creatorOf Foltz, Jonathan M. (Jonathan Messersmith), 1810-1877. [Lectures, Jefferson Medical College] / by Jonathan M. Foltz. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library
creatorOf Leidy, Joseph, 1823-1891. Notes taken from Gibson's lectures on surgery; delivered in the University of Pennsylvania by William Gibson during the winter of 1841-2, 1841-1842, by Joseph Leidy. College of Physicians of Philadelphia
referencedIn Beck, Charles Frederick, b. 1806. Charles Frederick Beck papers, 1819-1845, Philadelphia. Duke University, Medical Center Library & Archives
creatorOf Gibson, William, 1788-1868. [Notes from lectures on surgery, taken by Henry Hartshorne]. College of Physicians of Philadelphia
creatorOf Jackson, Samuel, 1787-1872. Notes by William Elmer on lectures by Dr. Samuel Jackson, Dr. Chapman, Dr. Wood, Dr. Gibson, Dr. Horner, and Dr. Hodge : [Philadelphia], 1835-1836. National Library of Medicine
referencedIn MacKenzie, Ella Noland. Ella Noland MacKenzie papers, 1841-1886 [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIc, 1826-1836 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn LeMoyne, Francis Julius, 1798-1879. Matriculation and lecture admission tickets from the University of Pennsylvania, 1820-1822. College of Physicians of Philadelphia
creatorOf Duncan, Andrew, 1744-1828. Notes on the lectures of Andrew Duncan senior, M.D., professor of the Institutes of Medicine in the University of Edinburgh 1807-8 by William Gibson. Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, William H. Welch Medical Library
creatorOf Gibson, William, 1788-1868. Papers, 1826, Jan. 26 and Dec. 22, Philadelphia. Duke University, Medical Center Library & Archives
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Death 1868

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