Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 1549

JOHANN LUDWIG CASPER (1796-1864) Klinische Novellen zur gerichtlichen Medicin. August Hirschwald 1863 xviii [2] 649 [3] pp. 22.1 cm.

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The present work, published only a year before Casper's death, is a compendium of case histories on the many aspects of forensic medicine. The book reveals that Casper placed great emphasis on the pathological aspects of crime. He presents over 240 cases on rape, sodomy, poisoning, asphyxiation, strangulation, drowning, and deaths of the newborn. In addition, he discusses forensic psychology, the postmortem examination, and determination of the manner of death.

Cited references: Garrison-Morton 1744; Waller 1801

Gift of John Martin, M.D.