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Turner, Sir William, 1832-1916 (anatomist, professor of anatomy and principal, University of Edinburgh)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1832 - 1916

Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Turner, 22 June 1877

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/1/3
Scope and Contents

Turner expresses regret that Ewart was not elected to the Chair of Anatomy at University College London.

Dates: 22 June 1877

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Turner, 03 October 1877

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/1/4
Scope and Contents

Turner offers Ewart the post of Senior Demonstrator of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, in the event of Daniel John Cunningham being offered the post of Chair of Anatomy at Galway.

Dates: 03 October 1877

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir William Turner, 20 October 1877

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/1/5
Scope and Contents

Turner urges Ewart to respond regarding the offer of a Senior Demonstrator of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh, and offers details of what the post would entail, stressing the importance of the demonstration duties and of dissection room management.

Dates: 20 October 1877

Letters from Sir William Turner, 1896-1908

 File
Identifier: Coll-11/E7
Scope and Contents

From Sir William Turner (4 letters, one is incomplete)

Dates: 1896-1908

Manuscript notes on medical lectures taken at the University of Edinburgh

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-2119
Scope and Contents This fonds consists of 18 volumes of manuscript notes taken at medical lectures at the University of Edinburgh between 1873 and 1874. At the front of each volume the subject of the lecture and the name of the lecturer is provided.The subjects covered are: Pathology (Vols. I-IV); Materia Medica (Vols. I-II); Midwifery (Vols. I-IV); Surgery (Vols I, II, and V only); Clinical Surgery (Vols. I-II); Practice of Physic...
Dates: 1873-1874

Papers of Sir Robert Christison (1797-1882), 1822-1887

 Sub-Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-1817/2
Scope and Contents This sub-fonds consists of the papers of Sir Robert Christison (1797-1882), toxicologist and physician, President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (1838/40 and 1846/48) and President of the British Medical Association (1875). Manuscript notebooks for autobiography (4 notebooks) Notes of highland expeditions and holidays, etc. 1854-1881 (Skye with Dr Sharpey, 1854; Braemar...
Dates: 1822-1887

Papers of Sir William Turner, 1861-1912

 Sub-Fonds — Box CLX-A-1142
Identifier: Coll-1937/1
Scope and Contents This sub-fonds contains mostly letters and certificates relating to honours awarded to Sir William Turner throughout his life, such as the freedom of the city of Edinburgh, honorary memberships to scientific societies, membership to the Order of the Bath and the German Order Pour le Mérite, etc. Also includes documents relating to Turner's anatomy licence, and an envelope entitled ‘her last letter – obituary notices’ containing the last letter of his wife...
Dates: 1861-1912

Science Degrees Committee Scroll Minute Book, 1879-1894

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Identifier: GB 0237 EUA IN1/ACA/SCI/1/4
Scope and Contents

Includes letters and reports, covering subjects such as course summaries and appointments. Those present at meetings included Sir William Turner, Sir Andrew Douglas Maclagan, Peter Guthrie Tait, James Cossar Ewart and James Geikie.

Dates: 1879-1894