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- Early 18th century (Création/Production)
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2 volumes
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John Thomas Woolhouse was born in Halstead, Essex, in 1666. Son of Thomas Woolhouse, royal oculist and of the third generation, according to Woolhouse, to have followed that profession. He was educated at Westminster School and matriculated in 1684 at Trinity College, Cambridge, on a scholarship. He graduated in 1686/7 and then travelled throughout Europe to familiarise himself with the various methods of treating diseases of the eye. He started a practice in London, and served for a time as Groom of the Chamber to King James II. He was working in Paris from before 1700 to about 1730. He served as surgeon to the Hospice des Quinze-Vingts in 1711. He originated the operation of iridectomy to restore sight in cases of occluded pupil, and he was the first to describe the complete and systematic extirpation of the lachrymeal sac when the duct was blocked. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Surgeons of England, in 1721, being at that time oculist to the French King. He was also a member of the Royal Academy of Berlin and of the Institute of Sciences of Bologna. He died in 1734.
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GB 0114 MS0076 Early 18th century Collection (fonds) 2 volumes Woolhouse , John Thomas , 1666-1734 , oculist
John Thomas Woolhouse was born in Halstead, Essex, in 1666. Son of Thomas Woolhouse, royal oculist and of the third generation, according to Woolhouse, to have followed that profession. He was educated at Westminster School and matriculated in 1684 at Trinity College, Cambridge, on a scholarship. He graduated in 1686/7 and then travelled throughout Europe to familiarise himself with the various methods of treating diseases of the eye. He started a practice in London, and served for a time as Groom of the Chamber to King James II. He was working in Paris from before 1700 to about 1730. He served as surgeon to the Hospice des Quinze-Vingts in 1711. He originated the operation of iridectomy to restore sight in cases of occluded pupil, and he was the first to describe the complete and systematic extirpation of the lachrymeal sac when the duct was blocked. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Surgeons of England, in 1721, being at that time oculist to the French King. He was also a member of the Royal Academy of Berlin and of the Institute of Sciences of Bologna. He died in 1734.
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Papers of John Thomas Woolhouse, early 18th century, comprising two manuscript volumes written in French and Latin, probably containing transcripts of lectures given by Woolhouse. The title on the spine reads Traite des Malad. de l'Oeil.
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Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (1928) by Victor G Plarr.
There are letters by Woolhouse at the Royal Society, in the British Library Manuscript Collections, and in the Huntingdon Library, California.
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Source: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography http://www.oxforddnb.com
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 Biology Diseases Europe Eye Eye diseases Eye infections Eye injuries Eyesight Eye surgery Face France Lectures (teaching method) Medical sciences Nervous systems Ophthalmology Pathology Sensory systems Surgery Teaching methods Western Europe Woolhouse , John Thomas , 1666-1734 , oculist
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Papers of John Thomas Woolhouse, early 18th century, comprising two manuscript volumes written in French and Latin, probably containing transcripts of lectures given by Woolhouse. The title on the spine reads Traite des Malad. de l'Oeil.
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By written appointment only.
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No photocopying permitted.
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- anglais
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- latin
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French and Latin
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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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There are letters by Woolhouse at the Royal Society, in the British Library Manuscript Collections, and in the Huntingdon Library, California.
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- Anatomie
- Biologie
- Pathologie » Maladie
- Anatomie » Système nerveux » Système sensoriel » Vue
- Méthode pédagogique » Cours magistral
- Sciences médicales
- Anatomie » Système nerveux
- Sciences médicales » Ophtalmologie
- Pathologie
- Anatomie » Système nerveux » Système sensoriel
- Sciences médicales » Chirurgie
- Méthode pédagogique
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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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