A Discourse upon the Institution of Medical Schools in America; Delivered at a Public Anniversary Commencement, Held in the College of Philadelphia May 30 and 31, 1765. With a Preface Containing . . . the Author's Apology for Attempting to Introduce the Regular Mode of Practising Physic in Philadelphia. HASKELL NORMAN'S COPY. FIRST EDITION

MORGAN, John

Verlag: Philadelphia: William Bradford, 1765., 1765

Beschreibung

vii, xxvi, 1 leaf ["A Synoptic view of the following DISCOURSE, to serve as an INDEX"], 63 pp. Later (probably early 20th c.) 3/4-leather and cloth. Joints scuffed. Catchword ("breast") slightly shaved on p. 23. Bookplates of Irving S. Cutter and Haskell Norman. Very Good. First Edition. Garrison-Morton 1766.500. "The first American publication on medical education. While studying medicine in Europe, Morgan conceived the idea of establishing a medical school in connection with the College of Philadelphia (now the University of Pennsylvania) and proposed this scheme to the College's trustees after his return in 1765. His plan was immediately adopted, and Morgan became the founder of America's first medical school. At the College's annual commencement the same year, he delivered the present Discourse, an elaborate exposition on the nature and scope of medical education, its conditions in America, obstacles to medical study and reasons for the establishment of medical schools. He argued the need for separating the functions of physician, apothecary and surgeon. . . . Morgan's work was issued from the press of William Bradford, the pioneer colonial printer" (Norman 1549, this copy). Austin 1335. Guerra, American Medical Bibliography, a-367. Bibliotheca Osleriana 3454. Heirs of Hippocrates 1019. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 13019

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Titel: A Discourse upon the Institution of Medical ...

Verlag: Philadelphia: William Bradford, 1765.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1765

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: 1st Edition