Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 1449

THOMAS HENDERSON (1789-1854) An epitome of the physiology, general anatomy, and pathology, of Bichat. Carey, Lea & Carey 1829 viii [9]-326 [1] pp. 21.5 cm.

A native of Dumfries, Virginia, Henderson studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania where he graduated in 1809. He began practice in Warrenton, Virginia and later served for many years as professor of the theory and practice of medicine at Columbian Medical College in Washington, D.C. He was appointed an assistant surgeon in the United States Army in 1833. Henderson wrote the present book because Bichat's (see No. 1256 ff.) works were numerous and expensive and not always readily available in the United States even in English translation. However, his chief motive was to insure that students were acquainted with the importance of Bichat's contributions to the development of anatomical thought and practice. Henderson uses the question and answer form throughout the book having found it "very useful and agreeable to me when a student" (Prefatory Remarks, p. vi).

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