Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 794

GIOVANNI BATTISTA MORGAGNI (1682-1771) The seats and causes of diseases. Wells and Lilly; Philadelphia: H. C. Carey and I. Lea 1824 Vol. I: [2] xvii [3] 519 pp.; Vol. II: [4] 616 pp. 21.9 cm.

For more information on this author or work, see number: 789

Morgagni's classic work was first translated into English by the London physician, Benjamin Alexander (fl. 1740) in 1769. This second translation was undertaken by William Cooke (1785-1873), a London surgeon. In the Preface Cooke explains that "a deep conviction of the importance of the subject induced me to undertake an abridgment of Morgagni's voluminous work" (pp. ii-iii). Cooke found Alexander's translation of great value in his work and also added many of his own notes.

Cited references: Osler 1181