GB 0114 MS0013 - HEAVISIDE, John (fl 1792)

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GB 0114 MS0013

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HEAVISIDE, John (fl 1792)

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  • c1792 (Vervaardig)

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1 box

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Biografie

John Heaviside was a medical student and later lectured at Surgeon's Hall.

John Hunter (1728-1793) and his brother William ran a School of Anatomy in Great Windmill Street, opened by William in 1768. John practised as surgeon in Golden Square from 1763 and was Surgeon to St George's Hospital from 1768. He began to lecture on the principles and practice of surgery in 1773. His publications included A treatise on the venereal disease (London, 1786) and A treatise on the blood, inflammation, and gunshot wounds (London, 1794).

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GB 0114 MS0013 c1792 Collection (fonds) 1 box Heaviside , John , fl 1792 , surgeon

John Heaviside was a medical student and later lectured at Surgeon's Hall.

John Hunter (1728-1793) and his brother William ran a School of Anatomy in Great Windmill Street, opened by William in 1768. John practised as surgeon in Golden Square from 1763 and was Surgeon to St George's Hospital from 1768. He began to lecture on the principles and practice of surgery in 1773. His publications included A treatise on the venereal disease (London, 1786) and A treatise on the blood, inflammation, and gunshot wounds (London, 1794).

In the main, the provenance of these collections is not known. Some were possibly purchased from the sale of John Heaviside's museum in 1829.

Papers of John Heaviside, c1792, comprising transcript of lecture by John Hunter on fractured patella, gunshot wounds, cancer, scrophula, locked jaw, mortification or partial death, undated; notes from poisons by John Hunter, c1790; notes on lecture by John Hunter on venereal disease;

notes on an introductory lecture to a course of 58 lectures on surgery; notes on a lecture on inflammation; notes on opium; accounts of cases and post-mortem examinations, 1792.

The records are arranged as outlined in the scope and content.

Open to bona fide researchers by written appointment.

At the discretion of the Librarian.
English

Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (1928) by Victor G Plarr.

The Royal College of Surgeons of England also holds correspondence and papers of John Hunter, letters to Edward Jenner, 1773-1793 and an illustration of Heaviside lecturing at Surgeons Hall by Rowlandson.

Papers are also held by the Royal Society, London; Natural History Museum; anatomical notes (Ref.: Add MS 34407) held by the British Library, Manuscript Collections; surgical lecture notes (Ref: KCLCA Hunter), held by King's College London; lecture notes, [1765-1787] (Reference: MSS 2959-64, 5597-98), and notes on the principles of surgery and venereal diseases (Reference: acc 349837), held by Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine; lecture notes (copies), 1813, held by Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections and Western Manuscripts (Reference: MS Don e 116); lecture notes (Reference: NUC MS 66-1486), held by the National Library of Medicine; lecture notes, [1770] held by Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, (Reference: Hunter; NRA 16015 Coll of Physicians).

Sources: Dictionary of National Biography (Smith, Elder and Co, London, 1895); Historical Manuscripts Commission On-line National Register of Archives; British Library Public On-line Catalogue. Compiled by Julie Tancell as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. 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. October 2002 Autopsies Cancer Dangerous materials Diseases Forensic medicine Heaviside , John , fl 1792 , surgeon Higher science education Hunter , John , 1728-1793 , surgeon and anatomist Infectious diseases Injuries Medical education Medical personnel Medical sciences Pathology Personnel Surgeons Surgery Venereal diseases People by occupation People

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In the main, the provenance of these collections is not known. Some were possibly purchased from the sale of John Heaviside's museum in 1829.

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Papers of John Heaviside, c1792, comprising transcript of lecture by John Hunter on fractured patella, gunshot wounds, cancer, scrophula, locked jaw, mortification or partial death, undated; notes from poisons by John Hunter, c1790; notes on lecture by John Hunter on venereal disease;

notes on an introductory lecture to a course of 58 lectures on surgery; notes on a lecture on inflammation; notes on opium; accounts of cases and post-mortem examinations, 1792.

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The records are arranged as outlined in the scope and content.

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Open to bona fide researchers by written appointment.

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At the discretion of the Librarian.

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  • Engels

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  • Latijn

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English

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The Royal College of Surgeons of England also holds correspondence and papers of John Hunter, letters to Edward Jenner, 1773-1793 and an illustration of Heaviside lecturing at Surgeons Hall by Rowlandson.

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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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Papers are also held by the Royal Society, London; Natural History Museum; anatomical notes (Ref.: Add MS 34407) held by the British Library, Manuscript Collections; surgical lecture notes (Ref: KCLCA Hunter), held by King's College London; lecture notes, [1765-1787] (Reference: MSS 2959-64, 5597-98), and notes on the principles of surgery and venereal diseases (Reference: acc 349837), held by Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine; lecture notes (copies), 1813, held by Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections and Western Manuscripts (Reference: MS Don e 116); lecture notes (Reference: NUC MS 66-1486), held by the National Library of Medicine; lecture notes, [1770] held by Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, (Reference: Hunter; NRA 16015 Coll of Physicians).

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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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  • Engels

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