Anatomy of robert knox, the: murder, mad science and medical regulation in nineteenth-century edinburgh
Auteur :
Bates, A. W.
Éditeur :
Bates, A. W.
ISBN :
9781845193812
Date de publication :
11 janv. 2010
Dimensions :
15,2 x 22,9 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
504 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Robert Knox is remembered chiefly as the Edinburgh doctor who dissected corpses supplied by Burke and Hare. This biography examines the influence of Knox's radical upbringing, Parisian training and ethnological studies in the Cape Colony on the development of his 'higher' anatomy.