Notes of Surgical Lectures by Robert Liston, taken down by Hugh McBean
Fonds — Volume: Dk.4.23
Identifier: Coll-2181
Scope and Contents
Volume containing notes from the lectures of Mr Robert Liston by Hugh McBean, Edinburgh, 1830-1832.
Dates
- Creation: 1830-1832
Creator
- Liston, Robert, 1794-1847 (British surgeon) (Presenter, Person)
- McBean, Hugh, fl 1831 (student) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Biographical / Historical
In 1808, Liston matriculated at the University of Edinburgh. Later, in 1817, he began to teach anatomy at the university, though the professorship ultimately went to James Syme.
Full Extent
1 volume
Previous reference
Dk.4.23
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession numbers: E540531, D.10937
Accessioned on 31 May 1954.
Presented by Hervey Gordon, 1954.
Physical Description
Marbled cover. Brown, leather bound. 7.2 x 5.9 in. 241 ff. Ink inscription, inside back cover: "Hugh McBean 9th Nov. 1831.
Cultural context
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Notes of Surgical Lectures by Robert Liston, taken down by Hugh McBean, 1830-1832
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk