ABERNETHY, John (1764 – 1831)
1764 – 1831
2 entries in the GMN corpus.
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1804 CE
#13225
Surgical observations, containing a classification of tumours, with cases to illustrate the history of each species; - an account of diseases which strikingly resemble the venereal disease; - and various cases illustrative of different surgical subjects.
Abernethy published the first classification of tumors based on pathologic anatomy. "Abernethy is best known for his lectures and writings on surgery and for the first attempt at classification of tumors, some of whic…
1809 CE
#2928
Surgical observations on the constitutional origin and treatment of local diseases.
A pupil of John Hunter, Abernethy became a leading surgeon in London. He was most industrious, and it is said that not even on his wedding day did he fail to give his usual daily lecture at St. Bartholomew’s Hos…