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Among the ablest anatomical teachers of his day, Robert Knox
(1791-1862) also busied himself with the study of zoology and
ethnology. Prepared by his pupil and colleague Henry Lonsdale
(1816-76), this 1870 biography explores the scope of Knox's
scientific research and the nature of his character. It describes
how Knox developed at Edinburgh one of the most significant
anatomical schools in Britain, playing a dominant role in expanding
the comparative anatomy collection held by the city's Royal College
of Surgeons. Despite his eminence and popularity as a lecturer, his
reputation was deeply tarnished by his association with the
notorious murderers Hare and Burke, who had provided Knox with
bodies for dissection. Drawing on surviving correspondence and
information gathered from friends and colleagues, Lonsdale's work
stands as a robust defence and sympathetic portrait of a prominent
yet controversial figure in the history of nineteenth-century
medicine.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
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