Kaufman, Matthew H., Professor, 1942-2013 (Professor of Anatomy)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1942-2013
Matthew H. Kaufman was Professor Emeritus at University of Edinburgh having been Professor of Anatomy there from 1985–2007. He taught anatomy and embryology for more than 30 years, initially at the University of Cambridge, when he was a Fellow of King’s College, and then in Edinburgh. During his early years at the University of Edinburgh, he re-instituted a course for an intercalated degree (an honours science degree taken within a medical degree course) in anatomy, absent for many years in this subject.
In 1981 Kaufman and Martin Evans at the University of Cambridge in England and Gail R. Martin in America were the first to derive embryonic stem cells (ES cells) from mouse embryos. He published four books on mouse embryology and three books on historical aspects of military surgery. He also published on Medical Teaching in Edinburgh during the 18th and 19th centuries.
He also published about 240 papers on a wide range of embryological and medical historical topics. He was awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2008.
Kaufman was a leading authority on mouse development.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Developmental potential and chromosome constitution of strontium-induced mouse parthenogenones, 1991
Item
Identifier: Coll-1362/2/995
Scope and Contents
Located in I.A.P.G.R-E.R.S. Staff Papers 1991. Part 2.
Dates:
1991
Material ex Matthew Kauffman, 19th century
Series
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/A2/21
Scope and Contents
Department archives previously held by the late Prof. Kaufmann in his office.
Dates:
19th century
Material relating to the research and interests of Matthew H. Kaufman
Fonds — Box: CLX-A-1564, Folder: Coll-1808 / SC-Acc-2016-0196
Identifier: Coll-1808
Content Description
The collection of largely off-print and other ts material, and photographs... is composed of:
1 x folder - photographs of mouse embryos
1 x folder - ts and off-print material on phrenology
1 x folder - off-print material on medical history
1 x folder - off-print material on the mouse embryo
1 x folder - off-print material on other science
1 x folder - photographs of mouse embryos
1 x folder - ts and off-print material on phrenology
1 x folder - off-print material on medical history
1 x folder - off-print material on the mouse embryo
1 x folder - off-print material on other science
Dates:
1990-2006
Mouse Atlas Archive: Matthew H Kaufman collection of glass slides showing sections of mouse embryos at various stages of development
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1829
Content Description
Collection of histological sections on glass slides of the mouse embryo at all stages of development created by Professor Matthew Kaufman between c. 1975-1990. Also includes two volumes for which the collection was used ('The Anatomical Basis of Mouse Development' and 'Kaufman's Atlas of Mouse Development Supplement - with coronal sections'); a file of supporting documents (an index to the embryos in each box and the identification of sections used in the Atlas); and prints of cross-sections...
Dates:
Existence: Majority of material found within 1975-1990