William Withering of Birmingham

Peck, Thomas Whitmore

Published by Bristol : John Wright & Sons, 1950

About this Item

Near fine copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance; library marks remain from the Birmingham Medical Institute. Physical description; viii, 239 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-216) and index. Contents; 1. Introductions -- Dr Withering comes to Birmingham -- The Old Square -- Industry and enterprise -- 3. Beginnings -- The name Withering -- Ancestry -- Edmund Witherings, Apothecary -- 3. Training -- Wellington -- Edinburgh -- The graduate -- 4. The young physician -- Stafford -- The botany -- 5. An account of the foxglove -- 6. The general hospital -- 7. Medical practice -- The case of Mrs Gresley -- The case of Mrs Houlston -- 8. Interests -- The Lunar society -- Chemistry -- Interests and experiments -- Stonehenge -- 9. Property -- Edgbaston Hall -- The Larches -- 10. The riots of 1791 -- 11. Tuberculosis -- Appendix: Family trees. Subjects; Withering, William (1741-1799). Withering, William (1741-1799) Studies. Physicians Great Britain Biography. Botanists Great Britain Biography. Physicians Biography. History of Medicine. History, 18th Century. Botany Great Britain History. Chemists Great Britain Biography. Foxgloves Therapeutic use. Genre; Biography. 3 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: William Withering of Birmingham
• Publisher: Bristol : John Wright & Sons
• Publication Date: 1950
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Weight: 3 kilograms