BENNETT, John Hughes (1812 – 1875)
1812 – 1875
4 entries in the GMN corpus.
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1841 CE
#1858
Treatise on the oleum jecoris aselli, or cod liver oil.
Bennett visited Paris and Germany, and learned there of the beneficial effects of cod liver oil. His book drew the attention of English medical men to the value of the oil.
1842 CE
#12423
On the parasitic fungi found growing in living animals.
Bennett confirmed and extended the observations and experiments of Gruby concerning the mycodermatous vegetations found in the crusts of the disease called Tinea favosa, or Zorigo lupinosa of Bateman; he announced the…
1845 CE
#3061
Case of hypertrophy of the spleen and liver, in which death took place from suppuration of the blood.
First definite description of leukemia as a blood disorder; a case under the care of Sir R. Christison but reported by Bennett. On p. 400 of the same journal is a report of a case by D. Craigie, referring to a patient…
1851 CE
#12424
The Mesmeric mania of 1851, with a physiological explanation of the phenomena produced. A lecture.
Bennett provided a scientific explanation for then current mass hysteria or group hypnosis in Edinburgh. Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.