Doctor David Livingstone
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An anatomical exposition of the structure of the human body, trans. Lords of the Admiralty for the effectual cure of such seamen belonging to the Navy as may have ruptures, London, 1734. The paper, read on the occasion of the centenary of David Livingstone's death in what is now the independent African country of Zambia, was divided into three sections. The first part was devoted to Livingstone the doctor. He was, and is, invariably known as "Dr. Livingstone". Undoubtedly this usage owed much to Livingstone's medical abilities and reputation. It has been claimed that he was the first person to practise medicine in south central Africa, and only the second medical missionary in the whole of Africa. These features of Livingstone's career have been described by Professor Michael Gelfand (Livingstone, the doctor, Oxford, 1957; "Livingstone's contributions to Malawi: Some aspects of the medical factor", in Livingstone-man ofAfrica, ed. But the "Doctor" element in Livingstone's remarkable story also owed much to its popularization by Henry M. Stanley after his famous first encounter with the great explorer on 10 November 1871, and to its role as an indication of social status. The second part of the address was a general description and discussion of the significance of Livingstone's life. Drawing heavily on his already published works
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Medical History
دوره 18 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1974