surgeon of Guy's Hosp, 1849-70; prof anatomy and surgery at Roy Coll Surgs, 1860-2, pres 1867; author of the classic On Rest and Pain (1863). (DNB)
Works as Listed by Roger Cooter (1989)
538.1
— 538.1 "Notes on the Development and Design of Certain Portions of the Cranium, being a selection from the lectures on Anatomy delivered by John Hilton, F.R.S. collected and compiled for publication by F. W. Pavy, MB Lon.," Guy's Hospital Reports, 2nd ser, 8, Pt 2 (1853): 357-400. (Provides evidence on the "dissimilarity between the interior of the cranium and the opposed surface of brain," hence "an exceedingly strong argument against the doctrine of craniology, or the socalled phrenology.")
Editorial Information
Identifier
538.
Type
Person
Source
Roger Cooter, Phrenology in the British Isles (1989)
PDF page
171
Printed page
166
Database ID
1578
Original Transcription
538. HILTON, John (1804-78), surgeon of Guy's Hosp, 1849-70;
prof anatomy and surgery at Roy Coll Surgs, 1860-2, pres 1867;
author of the classic On Rest and Pain (1863). (DNB)