MD Thesis entitled "An Essay Upon the Vasomotor Changes in Tabes Dorsalis" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
MD Thesis entitled "An Essay Upon the Vasomotor Changes in Tabes Dorsalis" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, title page
Scope and Contents
MD Thesis entitled "An essay upon the vasomotor changes in Tabes Dorsalis" (title page: "An essay upon the vasomotor changes in Tabes Dorsalis and on the influence which is exerted by the sympathetic nervous system in that disease, being a thesis presented in the hope of obtaining the degree of the Doctorship of Medicine of the University of Edinburgh"), written by Arthur Conan Doyle M.B. C.M. in 1885.
Dates
- Creation: 1885
Creator
- Doyle, Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan, 1859-1930 (British writer) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Doyle (1859-1930) is famed as the creator of Sherlock Holmes and for developing the genre of crime fiction, which continues to have a distinctively Scottish slant in writers like Ian Rankin. However, he was trained and initially practiced as a doctor. His medical dissertation of 1885 discusses syphilis from a literary as well as a medical perspective.
Full Extent
1 volume
Previous reference
MS 2600
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Date and circumstances of transfer to Heritage Collections unknown.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digitised and available online on ERA (Edinburgh Research Explorer): https://era.ed.ac.uk/handle/1842/418 [accessed 22/10/2024].
Processing Information
Catalogued by Aline Brodin in October 2024.
- Title
- MD Thesis entitled "An Essay Upon the Vasomotor Changes in Tabes Dorsalis" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1885
- Author
- Aline Brodin
- Date
- October 2024
- Description rules
- Isad(g)2
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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