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HUNTER, Robert (1795-1864)

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Born: 1795

Died: 1864

Postnominals: MD

Editorial Description

Glasgow 1828; lecturer on anatomy and surgery, Portland St Sch of Med, 1826 (prof, 1836); at the Westminster Hosp, London, 1841-50, and at Andersonian Univ, 1850-60; pres Faculty of Phys & Surg, Glasgow, 1855-7; surg Glasgow Roy Infirmary, 1857; lectured on phrenology at Glasgow Mechanics' Inst, 1833, and with J. R. WOOD at Greenock, 1834-6; provided testimonials to G. COMBE and G. MACKENZIE, 1836; M. GLAS- GOW PHREN SOC and M. PHREN ASSN.

Works as Listed by Roger Cooter (1989)

568.1 — 568.1 *The Philosophy of Phrenology Simplified. By a member of the Phrenological and Philosophical Societies of Glasgow; etc. Glasgow: M'Phun, 1836. Pp. 144. 2nd ed., 1838; 3rd ed.--4th thousand--1845. (Dedicated to GALL)

Editorial Information

Identifier	568.
Type	Person
Source	Roger Cooter, Phrenology in the British Isles (1989)
PDF page	180
Printed page	175
Database ID	1660

Original Transcription

568. HUNTER, Robert (1795-1864), MD Glasgow 1828; lecturer on
anatomy and surgery, Portland St Sch of Med, 1826 (prof, 1836); at
the Westminster Hosp, London, 1841-50, and at Andersonian Univ,
1850-60; pres Faculty of Phys & Surg, Glasgow, 1855-7; surg Glasgow Roy Infirmary, 1857; lectured on phrenology at Glasgow Mechanics' Inst, 1833, and with J. R. WOOD at Greenock, 1834-6; provided testimonials to G. COMBE and G. MACKENZIE, 1836; M. GLAS-
GOW PHREN SOC and M. PHREN ASSN.