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LAWRENCE, Sir William (1783 – 1867)

LAWRENCE, Sir William (1783 – 1867)

1783 – 1867

3 entries in the GMN corpus.

Image source Engraver Charles Turner · Desmond A. 1989. The politics of evolution. p119 · Public domain

1819 CE

#11240

Lectures on physiology, zoology and the natural history of man.

This work set forth Lawrence's then radical and remarkably advanced ideas concerning evolution and heredity. Arguing that theology and metaphysics had no place in science, Lawrence relied instead on empirical evidence…

1833 CE

#5849

A treatise on the diseases of the eye.

Based on lectures delivered by Lawrence at the London Ophthalmic Infirmary. He was a surgeon to St. Bartholomew’s Hospital; he succeeded Abernethy as lecturer on surgery and did much to advance the surgery of th…

1838 CE

#3587

Treatise on ruptures. 5th ed.

This was the standard text for many years. It first appeared in 1807 as Treatise on hernia.