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HOME, Sir Everard (1756 – 1832)

HOME, Sir Everard (1756 – 1832)

1756 – 1832

5 entries in the GMN corpus.

Image source Thomas Phillips · artuk.org · Public domain

1786 CE

#2925

An account of Mr. Hunter’s method of performing the operation for the popliteal aneurism.

First description of John Hunter’s method of treating popliteal aneurysm. This consisted in a single ligature of the artery at a distance high in the healthy tissues. Recorded by his brother-in law. See also Tra…

1791 CE

#4017

Observations on certain horny excrescences of the human body.

Original description of cornu cutaneum.

1799 CE

#6162

Account of the dissection of an hermaphrodite dog.

Home records (p. 162) that John Hunter suggested artificial insemination. The actual insemination was performed by the patient’s husband with a syringe.

1814 CE–1828 CE

#315

Lectures on comparative anatomy, in which are explained the preparations in the Hunterian collection

Home plagiarized this large work from the manuscripts of John Hunter, his late father-in-law, and, as a result, of immense importance for publication of Hunter’s researches, and for aspects of Hunter's collectio…

1830 CE

#2611

A short tract on the formation of tumours, and the peculiarities that are met with in the structure of those that have become cancerous; with their mode of treatment.

Contains the first illustrations of microscopic sections of cancer; however, Home drew no worthwhile conclusion from his microscopic studies. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.