John Hunter
Who is he?
Scottish Father of medicine
Surgery & Anatomist
Surgeon
Grave robber
What was his scientific method?
Experimented on himself
Injected himself with gonorrhoea & Syphilis
Careful onservation of patients for symptoms
Dissection of animals and body parts.
What books did he write?
1771, The Natural History of the Teeth
1786, Venereal disease
Contributed towards blood inflammation and gunshot wounds.
What did he teach?
Trained hundreds of surgeons
Many of his students became medical teachers and professors.
Taught about famous teaching hospitals in the 19th century.
What Specimens did he collect?
Collection of anatomical specimens
Preserved 3000 stuffed or dried animals, plants, fossils, diseased organs, embryos etc.