The Practitioner . Fie. I-. i-iy. I 4. FAMOUS HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL SCHOOLS. 125 surgeon. Leave was granted in 1734 for any of the surgeonsor assistant surgeons to read lectures in Anatomy in thedissecting room of the hospital, a great step in advance, forthe Company of Barber Surgeons still held a monopoly ofanatomical teaching, and it was only by especial favour thata licence for private anatomies could be obtained. Thefirst surgeon to avail himself of this permission was EdwardNourse, whose course consisted of 2^ lectures. Theseanatomical lectures were delivered for many years, andwere foll
The Practitioner . Fie. I-. i-iy. I 4. FAMOUS HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL SCHOOLS. 125 surgeon. Leave was granted in 1734 for any of the surgeonsor assistant surgeons to read lectures in Anatomy in thedissecting room of the hospital, a great step in advance, forthe Company of Barber Surgeons still held a monopoly ofanatomical teaching, and it was only by especial favour thata licence for private anatomies could be obtained. Thefirst surgeon to avail himself of this permission was EdwardNourse, whose course consisted of 2^ lectures. Theseanatomical lectures were delivered for many years, andwere followed in 1765 by lectures on surgery dehvered byPercivall Pott, who had been his pupil and prosector. Theselectures became so celebrated as to attract men from allparts, and amongst others John Hunter. About the same timeDr. William Pitcaim, and afterwards Dr. David Pitcairn, gavelectures on Medicine, though the lectures were probably onlyoccasional. It was in one of these lectures that Dr, DavidPitcairn first pointed out th
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