The Regius Chair of Military Surgery in the University of Edinburgh, 1806-55

Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-90-420-1238-7
Verlag: Brill | Rodopi

Buch, Englisch, Band 69, 362 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 572 g

Reihe: Clio Medica

The significance of the Regius Chair of Military Surgery that existed in the University of Edinburgh from 1806–55 is discussed in detail for the first time in this book. The first
holder, John Thomson, also held the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh's Chair of Surgery from 1804. This Regius Chair was the only one of its type in Britain for almost 50 years, and was established during the Peninsular War. After the second holder, Sir George Ballingall, died in 1855, the Government withdrew its funding support. This Chair introduced numerous Edinburgh medical students to Military Surgery, and many who attended subsequently entered the Medical Service of either the Army, Navy or East India Company. Large numbers of medical officers in the Public service also attended. These courses were popular, and the topics covered were not discussed elsewhere in the Edinburgh medical curriculum.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kaufman, Matthew H.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Geschichte der Medizin
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of figures

Preface

1 Academic backgrounds of candidates who entered the medical services of the army and navy during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
2 Stimulus for the teaching of Military Medicine and Surgery in Edinburgh

3 The second Regius Professor of Military Surgery Dr George (later Sir George) Ballingall

4 Ballingall’s university and other special activities, the problems he encountered in Edinburgh, and withdrawal of government funding for the Chair of Military Surgery shortly after his death

5 The two holders of the Regius Chair of Military Surgery in Edinburgh – John Thomson and George Ballingall: the topics covered in their teaching courses

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

Appendix 3

Appendix 4

Appendix 5

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Matthew H. Kaufman is Professor of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh. He has taught Anatomy and Embryology for more than 25 years, initially in the University of Cambridge and more recently in Edinburgh. He has published three books on mouse embryology and numerous papers on a wide range of topics. This is his third book on military surgery.