. Some apostles of physiology : being an account of their lives and labours, labours that have contributed to the advancement of the healing art as well as to the prevention of disease. enefited still more the generation which followed really great and good man, therefore, well earned the title, often given to him, ofFather of the Edinburgh Medical School. In 1754 his son A. MONRO secundus (1733-1817) was appointedhis colleague and successor at the age of twenty-one. He lived withand studied under the famous Meckel, and on his return to Edinburgh GG ( 118 ) assisted his father, and fi
. Some apostles of physiology : being an account of their lives and labours, labours that have contributed to the advancement of the healing art as well as to the prevention of disease. enefited still more the generation which followed really great and good man, therefore, well earned the title, often given to him, ofFather of the Edinburgh Medical School. In 1754 his son A. MONRO secundus (1733-1817) was appointedhis colleague and successor at the age of twenty-one. He lived withand studied under the famous Meckel, and on his return to Edinburgh GG ( 118 ) assisted his father, and finally became his successor. We need notdiscuss his dispute with Wm. Hunter regarding the lymphatic chief contributions relate to the nervous system—MicroscopicalInquiries into the Nerves and Brain (1780 fol.); Observations on theStructure ami Functions of the Nervous System (1783 fol.); Struct/in- andPhysiology of Fishes explained and compared with those of Man and otherAnimals, 1785, &c, wherein he describes himself as Professor ofPhysic, Anatomy, and Surgery. This work contains forty-four mag-nificent plates, and part of one I have reproduced. In fact, even in. ORIGINAL FIGURE OF THE FORAMEN OFMONRO (II.), THE ANTERIOR PARTSTURNED TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF THEPLATE : A. CORP. STRAIT., C. THAL. OPT.,F. CROOKED PIN IN THE FORAMEN. DISSECTION OF HEAD OF COD. modern text books there is no better delineation of the dissection ofthe brain, ear, and eye of a cod. His true reputation was as ananatomical teacher and anatomist. JOHN GOODSIR. 1814-1867. THE third of the name was born at Anstruther, in the Kingdom of Fife, and came of a medical family. After studying atSt. Andrews he was apprenticed to Mr. Nasmyth, dentist,and matriculated in Edinburgh University in 1830. Dr. R. Knox
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