Museum catalogue, [1849-1851?].

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Museum catalogue, [1849-1851?].

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Volume contains descriptions, donor names, and case histories of pathological and anatomical museum specimens by John Neill, Curator of the Pathological Cabinet of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 1849-1851. The specimens are numbered 1-47; many were originally in the collection of Joseph Parrish and donated by his son, Isaac Parrish, who contributed several of the catalogue entries. Included are reports of the curator and several prints of specimens. At the end of the volume are printed lists of books and a manuscript circulation list of a private library.

1 v. (59 p.)

College of Physicians of Philadelphia

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College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Pathological Cabinet.

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College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Office of the Curator.

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In 1849, following the proposal of Isaac Parrish, the College of Physicians of Philadelphia established a museum of pathological anatomy, the Pathological Cabinet, and elected a curator, John Neill, and a committee to oversee the museum. The duties of the curator were to receive, prepare, and exhibit specimens approved by the committee and maintain a catalogue with donor information and case descriptions. In 1863, the collections of the Pathological Cabinet were absorbed into the Mütter Museum ...

Neill, John, 1819-1880

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John Neill was born in Philadelphia on July 9, 1819 and graduated from the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1840. A skilled and charismatic surgeon and teacher, Neill held many academic and professional positions in Philadelphia. He held surgical positions primarily at Wills Eye Hospital (1839-1841, 1847) and the Pennsylvania Hospital (1852-1859). His prominent academic positions included Demonstrator of Anatomy, University of Pennsylvania (elected 1845), Lecturer, Medical...

Parrish, Isaac, 1811-1852

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