. Epitome of the history of medicine : based upon a course of lectures delivered in the University of Buffalo. Fig. 40.—Sir Astley Cooper, Bart. (From a steel engraving of an original drawing by J. W. Rubidge.) breast are by no means obsolete. His motto was: Firstobserve, and then think. Exceptionally endowed with allthe graces of person, he became one of the most popularand influential men of his day; withal, he was alwayszealous for his profession, never unoccupied, and charitableto a hii>h decree. Of his boldness we have evidence inthe fact that in 1817 he tied the abdominal aorta, being
. Epitome of the history of medicine : based upon a course of lectures delivered in the University of Buffalo. Fig. 40.—Sir Astley Cooper, Bart. (From a steel engraving of an original drawing by J. W. Rubidge.) breast are by no means obsolete. His motto was: Firstobserve, and then think. Exceptionally endowed with allthe graces of person, he became one of the most popularand influential men of his day; withal, he was alwayszealous for his profession, never unoccupied, and charitableto a hii>h decree. Of his boldness we have evidence inthe fact that in 1817 he tied the abdominal aorta, beingthe first to undertake this surgical feat. ENGLISH SURGEONS OF THE XIX CENTURY. 273 A colleague of Coopers at St. Thomass Hospital wasTravers, already spoken of in connection with , a nephew of Cooper, was a well-known surgeon,particularly in diseases of the eye. Others of the same namewere: Samuel Cooper (1781-1848), who wrote a volu-minous treatise on practical surgery; Bransby Cooper(1792-1853), Sir Astleys nephew and adopted son, who. Fig. 41.—Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, Bart., (From a steel engraving by J. Brain of a painting by II. Room.) was well known, and who achieved an eminence that isonly dimmed by that of his uncle. Sir Benjamin Brodie (1783-1862) was distinguishedas a special investigator and a soft-tissue operator, of whomit is said that, basing ])js actions upon his statistics, theolder he became, the less frequently he operated. His best-known writings concern diseases of the joints. Guthrie(1785-1856), a man of noble characteristics, was the friend 274 THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE. and companion of Wellington, whom ho accompanied in allhis campaigns. Although well known as a lithotomist, hisfame rests chiefly upon studies and writings in the domainof military surgery. A colleague of his in the WestminsterHospital, Sir William Lawrence (1783-1867), was surgeonto the queen, highly esteemed as a dextrous operator, andan authority on ruptur
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