Lecture notes on Midwifery (Professor Thomas Young, 1726-1783), taken down by James Johnson
Scope and Contents
The material consists of "Young's Lectures" - spine title - being lectures on Midwifery given by Professor Thomas Young. It is dated July 1775. The introductory page notes the content as "Lectures on Midwifery by Thos. Young. Professor of Midwifery in Edinburgh." The volume contains 526 pp. numbered and a contents list.
Dates
- Creation: 1774-1775
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Biographical / Historical
Thomas Young was born in 1725. By the summer of 1751, Young was practicing surgery in Edinburgh. In 1756 he was appointed Professor of Midwifery at Edinburgh University - only the third holder of that Chair, after Robert Smith and Joseph Gibson, the first holder. Young was the first Professor of Midwifery at Edinburgh to actually lecture on the subject of obstetrics. He also had an association with Edinburgh's Royal Infirmary. Professor Thomas Young died 5 February 1783 at the age fifty-seven.
Full Extent
1 manuscript volume
Physical Location
Dc.10.2
Custodial History
The inside front board has bookplate noted as: James Johnson / Student at Edinburgh. Another notes in ink that the item was: Presented to the Library by Christopher Johnson.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Note in ink that the item was: Presented to the Library by Christopher Johnson.
Processing Information
Compiled by Graeme D. Eddie, Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections.
Subject
Cultural context
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Lecture notes on Midwifery (Professor Thomas Young, 1726-1783), taken down by James Johnson, 1774-1775
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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