JT Wilson and the Fraternity of Duckmaloi

Erscheinungsjahr 1997
ISBN: 978-90-420-0232-6
Verlag: Brill | Rodopi

Buch, Englisch, Band 42, 474 Seiten, Format (B × H): 16 mm x 23 mm

Reihe: Clio Medica

In the 1890s four young scientists at Sydney University - two Scots, a Londoner and an Australian - began sustained research into Australian native fauna for which each was awarded the FRS. They all went on to pursue notable careers in the biological sciences, concluding in London 46-8 and Cambridge.
This book follows their careers and enduring friendship exploring in detail the life of its senior member, J T Wilson (1861-1945), who was professor of anatomy at Sydney University (1890-1920) and Cambridge (1920-1933) and had abiding interests in science, philosophy, education and military affairs.
The narrative is mainly concerned with issues of historical interest to scientists and medical educationists though some, like Empire relations and the contribution of Scots to Australia's development, will interest a wider readership. Many of the preoccupations of Wilson and his colleagues remain topical: the debate between biological science and religion; the struggle to interpret Darwin's theory without placing Homo sapiens at the top of an evolutionary tree; pure versus applied science; vocationalism versusscholarship in university education.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Morison, Patricia

Fachgebiete

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

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction. Acknowledgements. Illustrations. Abbreviations. 1. A Border Scot. 2. Edinburgh. 3. The Sea and Philosophy. 4. Colonial Sydney. 5. The Fraternity of Duckmaloi. 6. Foundations. 7. Embryology and the Platypus. 8. The Marks of Them That Know. 9. Practical Idealist. 10. Second Sabbatical. 11. War. 12. Expansion. 13. Cambridge and British Anatomy. 14. 'I am become two bands'. 15. Resolution. 16. Epilogue. Bib-liography. Select Bibliographical Notes on Scientists. Patricia Morison: Biographical Details. Index.