Lecture notes on Midwifery (Professor Thomas Young, 1726-1783), taken down by person unknown
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Identifier: Coll-1253
Scope and Contents
The material consists of Young's Midwifery - spine title - being lectures on Midwifery given by Professor Thomas Young. There is no identifiable date. The introductory page notes the content as Lectures on Midwifery by Thos. Young M.D. Professor of Midwifery in the University of Edinburgh
There are two volumes, with Volume 1 containing 403 pp. numbered and a contents list, and Volume 2 containing 409 pp. numbered.
There is no indication of the name of the note-taking student.
There are two volumes, with Volume 1 containing 403 pp. numbered and a contents list, and Volume 2 containing 409 pp. numbered.
There is no indication of the name of the note-taking student.
Dates
- 1756-1783
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Generally open for consultation to bona fide researchers, but please contact repository for details 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.
Extent
2 manuscript volumes
Physical Location
Dc.8.166-167
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The item is noted as D.2393
Processing Information
Compiled by Graeme D. Eddie, Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections.
- Title
- Lecture notes on Midwifery (Professor Thomas Young, 1726-1783), taken down by person unknown
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Repository Details
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University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
is-crc@ed.ac.uk