William Hunter (1718-1783)

The Story of William Hunter

recognition of the value of the microscope). However, these advances only really bore fruit in the 1914 British Pharmacopoeia where, for instance, ash values and the histology of powders were conspicuous for the first time. (That interest in powder histology developed so late despite the early recognition of nefarious practices by the drug grinders is a subject deserving full study.) The 1914 B...

William Smellie and William Hunter: two great obstetricians and anatomists.

New Aspects of John and William Hunter

tinued to use the most familiar term, 'Torula histolytica,' although realizing that this name may be inappropriate." This seems sensible to the reviewer. Let us hope the literature will 'be spared the adversity of "Debaryomycosis." With a readable style the authors present extensive information, original observations, and sound comment. The monograph is a valuable contribution to knowledge of t...

William Hunter and the eighteenth-century medical world

divergence of the two disciplines and Sander with their reconciliation in developmental genetics. Allen summarizes much of the work on this subject and speculates that American breeding interests were responsible for providing impetus for the separation. He states that "the dichotomy between embryology and genetics was inevitable" and that Morgan was the "unplanned agent" of this separation. Sa...

Death of a chairman: a new William Hunter manuscript.

On Tuesday, 6 May 1760, the Order of the Garter conducted the installation of a knight at Windsor Castle, outside London. A day of ceremony and festivity, participated in by a throng of knights, nobility, clergy, and others, ended with a splendid ball and supper.1 On Wednesday most of those who attended as well as numerous servants made their way back to London (1). Among the travelers were fou...