Physicians, Surgeons and Apothecaries
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Physicians, Surgeons and Apothecaries by Helen Dingwall
This is a critical history of the medical profession in Edinburgh in the 17th century. The College of Surgeons was founded in 1505 and the College of Physicians in 1681. The period covered is from the first surviving minute books of the Surgeons (1580) to the creation of the Edinburgh Medical School (1726). It is argued that the foundations of the modern medical profession were laid as early as the 17th century. Anecdotes complement documentary evidence, and the author emphasizes European influences, especially that of Leiden in the Netherlands.
Helen Dingwall was a Senior Lecturer in History and Politics at the University of Stirling, retiring in 2005. She has written many articles and books, including Physicians, Surgeons and Apothecaries: Medicine in Seventeenth Century Edinburgh. David Hamilton until he retired in 2005, was a transplant surgeon in Glasgow. He now teaches medical history in St Andrews University. Among his many books is The Healers: A History of Medicine in Scotland. Iain Macintyre, apast Vice President of the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh and Apothocaries' Lecturer in the History of Medicine at Edinburgh University, he has published many articles and is co-editor of the book Surgeons' Lives. Morrice McCrae was a consultant physician in Glasgow and Edinburgh. His publications include Simpson: The Turbulent Life of a Medical Pioneer. He is currently College Historian of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. David Wright was a consultant anaesthetist in Edinburgh. He has been President of the Scottish Society of the History of Medicine and of the British Society for the History of Medicine, and was the English Language Editor of Vesalius, the Journal of the International Society of the History of Medicine. He is an Apothecaries' Lecturer in the History of Medicine at Edinburgh University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781898410461 |
| ISBN 10 | 1898410461 |
| Title | Physicians, Surgeons and Apothecaries |
| Author | Helen Dingwall |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Birlinn General |
| Year published | 2001-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
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