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.
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Leidy, Joseph, 1823-1891
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Philadelphia-born naturalist. Leidy studied medicine and anatomy and received the degree of M.D. at the University of Pennsylvania in 1844. He died in 1891 recognized as the foremost American anatomist of his time. Among many interests, parasitology had been a favorite study of Leidy. From the description of Joseph Leidy journal: Researches on rhizopods, 1875-1877. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 214283687 ...
Mütter, Thomas D. (Thomas Dent), 1811-1859
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Thomas Dent Mütter, Philadelphia, Pa., surgeon and teacher, was bornin Richmond, Va., on 9 Mar. 1811. He received an M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1831, then studied medicine in Europe. In 1841, during the reorganization of Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Mütter became professor of surgery there and held that post until ill health forced him to resign it in 1856. He died in Charleston, S.C., on 19 Mar. 1859. His teaching collection of pathological and anatomical specim...
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Dunglison, Robley, 1798-1869
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Robert "King" Carter (1663-1732) was a colonial official and great landholder (300,000 acres). His sons were Robert Carter (1704-1731) and Landon Carter (1710-1778) of "Sabine Hall." Grandsons of Robert Carter included Robert "Councillor" Carter (1728-1804) of "Nomini" and Robert Wormeley Carter (1734-1797). From the guide to the Carter Family Papers, 1667-1862., (Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary) Professor and dean of the Jefferson M...
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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 Un...
