Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 1176

MATTHEW BAILLIE (1761-1823) The morbid anatomy of some of the most important parts of the human body. Printed for J. Johnson, and G. Nicol 1793 [4] xxviii, 314 pp. 22.7 cm.

Baillie, a Scot, was the nephew and pupil of William Hunter (see No. 942 ff.). He performed postmortem examinations on several eminent men, including Dr. Samuel Johnson. Baillie was the last to own the famous gold-headed cane (see No. 1397). This work was the first systematic textbook of pathology and introduced the field as an independent science for the first time. Baillie discusses the subject in an organized manner and treats organ systems individually. Autopsy findings in various diseases of the thoracic cavity, abdomen, genitourinary tract, and brain are among the subjects covered.

See Related Record(s): 942 1397

Cited references: Cushing B37 (1st ed., 1793); Garrison-Morton 2281 (1st ed.); Wellcome II, p. 87 (1st ed.)

Gift of John Martin, M.D.