Hunter, John
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1728 - 1793
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
John Hunter letter to Edward Jenner
Item
Identifier: MSS 416
Overview
John Hunter FRS (13 February 1728 – 16 October 1793) was a Scottish surgeon, one of the most distinguished scientists and surgeons of his day. He was an early advocate of careful observation and scientific method in medicine. He was a teacher of, and collaborator with, Edward Jenner, pioneer of the smallpox vaccine. He is alleged to have paid for the stolen body of Charles Byrne, and proceeded to study and exhibit it against the deceased's explicit wishes. Hunter died in 1793 of a heart...
Dates:
1791 December 10
