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MONRO, Alexander, Primus (1697 – 1767)

MONRO, Alexander, Primus (1697 – 1767)

1697 – 1767

2 entries in the GMN corpus.

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1759 CE

#7006

Traité d'ostéologie. 2 vols.

Monro Primus' textbook on the anatomy of the bones was originally published in 1726 as an octavo volume without plates, and went through more than ten editions. The French translation, published in large folio, transl…

1979 CE

#8772

The Monro collection in the Medical Library of the University of Otago: A descriptive catalogue with annotations and introduction

Scottish army surgeon John Monro (1670-1740) initiated a series of events that lead to the establishment of a dynasty which, beginning with his son Alexander Monro, changed the course of medical teaching and learning.…