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Petrus Camper was born in Leiden, in 1722. He studied at Leiden University. He began lecturing at the University of Franeker, in 1749, and he taught in Amsterdam from 1756. He relocated to Groningen in 1763, to lecture in theoretical medicine, anatomy, surgery and botany. He supported his teachings with practicals and drawings, which he made himself. Camper made contributions to theoretical and practical medicine, especially in the fields of surgery and obstetrics. His main contribution was in comparative anatomy, where he studied skeletons of both animals and people, and studied racial differences based on anatomical sections and measurements of the skull. He died in 1787.
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The undated second volume was found amongst the papers of Sir Richard Owen.
GB 0114 MS0061 1805-[1800s] Collection (fonds) 2 volumes Owen , Sir , Richard , 1804-1892 , Knight , comparative anatomist and palaeontologist
Camper , Petrus , 1722-1789 , Dutch comparative anatomist and palaeontologist x Camper , Peter x Camper , Pieter
Petrus Camper was born in Leiden, in 1722. He studied at Leiden University. He began lecturing at the University of Franeker, in 1749, and he taught in Amsterdam from 1756. He relocated to Groningen in 1763, to lecture in theoretical medicine, anatomy, surgery and botany. He supported his teachings with practicals and drawings, which he made himself. Camper made contributions to theoretical and practical medicine, especially in the fields of surgery and obstetrics. His main contribution was in comparative anatomy, where he studied skeletons of both animals and people, and studied racial differences based on anatomical sections and measurements of the skull. He died in 1787.
The undated second volume was found amongst the papers of Sir Richard Owen.
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Papers relating to Petrus Camper, 1805-[1800s], comprising 2 volumes of manuscript translations of works by Petrus Camper, mostly by unknown translators but including Sir Richard Owen. Containing treatises on the organs of hearing of various fish and a whale, 1805; and a treatise on the Orangutan, [1800s].
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Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (1928) by Victor G Plarr.
Compiled by Anya Turner.
Source: University of Groningen website: http://www.rug.nl/museum/geschiedenis/hoogleraren/camper
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Aug 2008 Anatomy Animals Aquatic animals Biology Camper , Petrus , 1722-1789 , Dutch comparative anatomist and palaeontologist x Camper , Peter x Camper , Pieter Comparative analysis Fish Hearing Mammals Marine animals Nervous systems Owen , Sir , Richard , 1804-1892 , Knight , comparative anatomist and palaeontologist Primates Scientific methods Sensory systems Translation Whales Zoology Vertebrates Organisms
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Papers relating to Petrus Camper, 1805-[1800s], comprising 2 volumes of manuscript translations of works by Petrus Camper, mostly by unknown translators but including Sir Richard Owen. Containing treatises on the organs of hearing of various fish and a whale, 1805; and a treatise on the Orangutan, [1800s].
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Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (1928) by Victor G Plarr.
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- Anatomy
- Zoology » Animals
- Zoology » Animals » Aquatic animals
- Biology
- Scientific methods » Comparative analysis
- Zoology » Animals » Aquatic animals » Fish
- Anatomy » Nervous systems » Sensory systems » Hearing
- Zoology » Animals » Mammals
- Zoology » Animals » Aquatic animals » Marine animals
- Anatomy » Nervous systems
- Zoology » Animals » Mammals » Primates
- Scientific methods
- Anatomy » Nervous systems » Sensory systems
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- Zoology
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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