HUNTER, William (1718 – 1783)
1718 – 1783
17 entries in the GMN corpus.
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1757 CE
#2974
The history of an aneurysm of the aorta, with some remarks on aneurysms in general.
First recorded case of arteriovenous aneurysm.
1762 CE
#6254
A singular case of the separation of the ossa pubis.
A case of osteomalacic pelvis was reported to Hunter by a country practitioner.
1771 CE
#6020
Appendix to Lynn’s The history of a fatal inversion of the uterus.
First accurate description of retroversion of the uterus.
1774 CE
#6157
Anatomia uteri humani gravidi tabulis illustrata. The anatomy of the human gravid uterus exhibited in figures.
Hunter originally trained as Smellie’s assistant. Once he achieved brilliant professional and financial success he became a great collector of rare books and manuscripts, coins, paintings, minerals, shells, and …
1782 CE
#7581
Nummorum veterum populorum et urbium, qui in museo Gulielmi Hunter asservantur, descriptio figuris illustrata. Opera et studio Caroli Combe . . .
The only published installment of the catalogue of William Hunter's magnificent collection of coins, a collection regarded as one of the finest in the world. Hunter began collecting coins around 1770, and by the time …
1784 CE
#1732
On the uncertainty of the signs of murder, in the case of bastard children.
This essay on the signs of murder in illegitimate children is, in Garrison’s view, the most important early contribution to forensic medicine by a British writer.
1784 CE
#2734.3
Three cases of mal-conformation of the heart.
Three cases of congenital heart disease recorded. Two plates are opposite pp. 417-18 of the journal.
1794 CE
#6157.1
An anatomical description of the human gravid uterus and its contents.
Hunter’s text for No. 6157, edited and published by Matthew Baillie after William Hunter's death. Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.
1813 CE
#7586
A general account of the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow; including historical and scientific notices of the various objects of art, literature, natural history, anatomical preparations, antiquities, & c. in that celebrated collection.
Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.
1840 CE
#7587
Catalogue of anatomical preparations in the Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow.
"The following Catalogue is, to the best of our knowledge and belief, a true Catalogue of the Anatomical Prepartions left by the late Dr. William Hunter.--G. Fordyce, David Pitcairn, W. Combe." Digital facsimile from …
1900 CE
#7588
Catalogue of the anatomical and pathological preparations of Dr. William Hunter in the Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow.
Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.
1908 CE
#6768.1
A catalogue of the manuscripts in the library of the Hunterian Museum in the University of Glasgow. Planned and begun by the late John Young...Continued and completed under the direction of the Young Memorial Committee by P. Henderson Aitken.
Catalogue of the manuscripts collected and bequeathed to the University of Glasgow by William Hunter (1718-83), now in the Hunterian Collection, University of Glasgow Library. The catalogue provides full descriptions …
1930 CE
#6772.1
The printed books in the library of the Hunterian Museum in the University of Glasgow. A catalogue by Mungo Ferguson.
Catalogue of the printed books in the celebrated library formed by William Hunter (1718-83), now called the Hunterian Collection, at the University of Glasgow Library. The catalogue was actually printed in 1916, well …
1970 CE
#7661
Catalogue of the anatomical preparations of Dr. William Hunter in the Museum of the Anatomy Department. From the original catalogue (1898-1900) prepared by Professor John Teacher.
2007 CE
#8609
My highest pleasure: William Hunter's art collection. Edited by Peter Black.
A beautiful book on Hunter's art collection, and how he assembled it, as well as a study of the representation of art in Hunter's library. The book also describes and illustrates Hunter's collection of anatomical art,…
2015 CE
#7582
William Hunter's world: The art and science of eighteenth-century collecting.
Authoritative illustrated chapters on aspects of Hunter's collecting, including anatomy, zoology, entomology, fossils, numismatics, paintings, drawings, printed books and manuscripts. A collective work edited by Hanco…
2018 CE
#11113
William Hunter and the anatomy of the modern museum. Edited by Mungo Campbell and Nathan Flis with the assistance of Maria Dolores Sánchez-Jáuregui.
This is probably the most beautiful book published on the wide range of William Hunter's collecting that forms the Hunterian Museum and the Hunterian Collection in Glasgow University Library.