William Osler: A Life in Medicine - Softcover

Bliss, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195329600 ISBN 13: 9780195329605

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2007

Synopsis

William Osler, who was a brilliant, innovative teacher and a scholar of the natural history of disease, revolutionized the art of practicing medicine at the bedside of his patients. He was idolized by two generations of medical students and practitioners for whom he came to personify the ideal doctor. But much more than a physician, Osler was a fiercely intelligent humanist.
In both his writings and his personal life--and through the prism of the tragedy of the Great War--he embodied the art of living. Indeed, this is a book not only about the evolution of modern medicine, the training of doctors, holism in medical thought, and the doctor-patient relationship, but also about humanism, Victorianism, the Great War, and much else. Meticulously researched and accessibly written, William Osler: A Life in Medicine brings to life both a fascinating man and the formative age of twentieth-century medicine.

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From the Inside Flap:

'[A] splendid biography.'

About the Author:

Michael Bliss, a professor at the University of Toronto, is an award-winning historian of Canada and of modern medicine. One of his many previous books, The Discovery of Insulin, has been widely recognized as a classic of medical history. Professor Bliss has been appointed a Member of the Order of Canada, and elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He lives in Toronto.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0195329600
• ISBN 13: 9780195329605
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 622