Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 1276

ROBERT HOOPER (1773-1835) A compendious medical dictionary. Printed for Murray and Highley 1799x Unpaged. 17.9 cm.

Hooper was a successful London physician whose writings included works on botany, anatomy, and epidemiology. His medical dictionary was the most popular of the day, passing through numerous English and American editions.

Cited references: Waller 4877 (1825 ed.); Wellcome III, p. 297 (1801 ed.)