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Heirs of Hippocrates

The Development of Medicine in a Catalogue of Historic Books

Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 1746

OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES (1809-1894) An introductory lecture, delivered at the Massachusetts Medical College, November 3, 1847. W. D. Ticknor 1847 38 pp. 22.5 cm.

For more information on this author or work, see number: 1742

Holmes' gifts as an orator caused him to be much in demand as a speaker. This lecture and the valedictory address which follows are two of many such speeches he delivered before various groups of the medical profession.

Cited references: Osler 2991

Gift of John Martin, M.D.

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