Digging up the dead: uncovering the life and times of an extraordinary surgeon
Auteur :
Burch, Druin
Éditeur :
Vintage Publishing
ISBN :
9781845950132
Date de publication :
6 mars 2008
Dimensions :
19,8 x 12,9 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
213 g
Format :
B-format paperback
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
A tearaway young man from Norfolk, Astley Cooper (1768-1841) became the world's richest and most famous surgeon. Caught up in the French Revolution, and in attempts to bring radical democracy to Britain, Cooper nevertheless rose to become surgeon to royals from the Prince Regent to Queen Victoria.