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William Cooke was born in Wem, near Shrewsbury, in c 1785. At age 13 he was apprenticed to Mr Gwynne, a general practitioner in Wem. He came to London in 1802 and studied at St Bartholomew's Hospital under John Abernethy. Cooke passed his MRCS Eng in 1806, settling to practice in Plaistow, and later moving to the City of London. He received his MD from St Andrews in 1822. Cooke was a founding member of the Hunterian Society, in 1818. He translated Morgagni's De Sedibus (1761), in 1822, which was re-titled On the Treatment and Causes of Diseases Investigated by Anatomy, Translated, Abridged and Elucidated by Copious Notes. He died in 1873.
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GB 0114 MS0212 1790-1815 Collection (fonds) 5 volumes Cooke , William , c 1785-1873 , general practitioner
William Cooke was born in Wem, near Shrewsbury, in c 1785. At age 13 he was apprenticed to Mr Gwynne, a general practitioner in Wem. He came to London in 1802 and studied at St Bartholomew's Hospital under John Abernethy. Cooke passed his MRCS Eng in 1806, settling to practice in Plaistow, and later moving to the City of London. He received his MD from St Andrews in 1822. Cooke was a founding member of the Hunterian Society, in 1818. He translated Morgagni's De Sedibus (1761), in 1822, which was re-titled On the Treatment and Causes of Diseases Investigated by Anatomy, Translated, Abridged and Elucidated by Copious Notes. He died in 1873.
Donated by Robert Humphrey Cooke (FRCS) in 1892.
Papers of William Cooke, 1790-1815, comprising a volume of manuscript notes by Cooke, of lectures by John Abernethy at St Bartholomew's Hospital, including anatomy, physiology, and bone diseases, 1806; a volume of manuscript notes by Cooke, of anatomical lectures by John Abernethy at St Bartholomew's Hospital, including notes on Dr Powell's and Dr Robert's Lectures on Medicine, 1806; a volume of manuscript notes by Cooke, of lectures by John Abernethy at St Bartholomew's Hospital, titled Extracts from Mr Abernethy's Lectures on Surgery 1806, including additions dated 1815, and a section titled Extracts from Cooper on Hernia relating to Sir Astley Cooper, 1806-1815; a volume of manuscript notes by Cooke, of surgical lectures by Henry Cline, including notes on bandages, and Goulard's Preparations of Lead, 1800; 2 volumes of manuscript notes by an unidentified hand, of lectures delivered by Osborn and Clark, titled Lectures on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery and the diseases of Women and Children by Drs Osborn and Clark 1790-1791, including manuscript notes probably taken by Cooke, of lectures by Andrew Thynne, dated Oct 1805.
The collection is arranged into three series: 1) Notes on lectures by John Abernethy's, 2) Notes on lectures by Henry Cline, 3) Notes on lectures by Osborn, Clark and Andrew Thynne.
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Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (1928) by Victor G Plarr.
Abernethy (MS0210); Notes of lectures by Abernethy by Peter Mere Latham (MS0211); Notes of Abernethy's lectures by Jacob Vale Asbury (MS0213); Autograph Letter from John Abernethy to Mr Mortimer (MS0214); Autograph Letter from John Abernethy to Mr Reece (MS0215); Autograph Letters from John Abernethy to the Royal College of Surgeons (MS0216); Admittance card for Anthony Holbrow to the lectures of John Abernethy (MS0217); Notes on Surgical Lectures of Sir Everard Home and John Abernethy (MS0218); W Downes notes of John Abernethy's lectures on surgery (MS0053); and Prosser-Harvey Collection containing notes of Abernethy's lectures (MS0081).
Compiled by Anya Turner.
Source: Medical Directory (1873); and http://www.hunteriansociety.org.uk/History/150thanniv.htm
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.
Sep 2008 Health Abernethy , John , 1764-1831 , surgeon Anatomy Biology Clarke , John , 1761-1815 , physician Cline , Henry , 1750-1827 , surgeon Cooke , William , c 1785-1873 , general practitioner Cooper , Sir , Astley Paston , 1768-1841 , 1st Baronet , surgeon Diseases Higher science education Lectures (teaching method) Medical education Medical sciences Osborn , William , 1732-1808 , surgeon and midwife Pathology Physiology Surgery Teaching methods Thynne , Andrew , d 1814 , surgeon Womens health
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Donated by Robert Humphrey Cooke (FRCS) in 1892.
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Papers of William Cooke, 1790-1815, comprising a volume of manuscript notes by Cooke, of lectures by John Abernethy at St Bartholomew's Hospital, including anatomy, physiology, and bone diseases, 1806; a volume of manuscript notes by Cooke, of anatomical lectures by John Abernethy at St Bartholomew's Hospital, including notes on Dr Powell's and Dr Robert's Lectures on Medicine, 1806; a volume of manuscript notes by Cooke, of lectures by John Abernethy at St Bartholomew's Hospital, titled Extracts from Mr Abernethy's Lectures on Surgery 1806, including additions dated 1815, and a section titled Extracts from Cooper on Hernia relating to Sir Astley Cooper, 1806-1815; a volume of manuscript notes by Cooke, of surgical lectures by Henry Cline, including notes on bandages, and Goulard's Preparations of Lead, 1800; 2 volumes of manuscript notes by an unidentified hand, of lectures delivered by Osborn and Clark, titled Lectures on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery and the diseases of Women and Children by Drs Osborn and Clark 1790-1791, including manuscript notes probably taken by Cooke, of lectures by Andrew Thynne, dated Oct 1805.
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The collection is arranged into three series: 1) Notes on lectures by John Abernethy's, 2) Notes on lectures by Henry Cline, 3) Notes on lectures by Osborn, Clark and Andrew Thynne.
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By written appointment only.
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No photocopying permitted.
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Abernethy (MS0210); Notes of lectures by Abernethy by Peter Mere Latham (MS0211); Notes of Abernethy's lectures by Jacob Vale Asbury (MS0213); Autograph Letter from John Abernethy to Mr Mortimer (MS0214); Autograph Letter from John Abernethy to Mr Reece (MS0215); Autograph Letters from John Abernethy to the Royal College of Surgeons (MS0216); Admittance card for Anthony Holbrow to the lectures of John Abernethy (MS0217); Notes on Surgical Lectures of Sir Everard Home and John Abernethy (MS0218); W Downes notes of John Abernethy's lectures on surgery (MS0053); and Prosser-Harvey Collection containing notes of Abernethy's lectures (MS0081).
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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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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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