William Hunter, Anatomia uteri humani gravidi, 1774

Table 20. William Hunter published numerous articles on anatomy, surgery and midwifery, but his most famous work was the beautiful Anatomia uteri humani gravidi, or The anatomy of the human gravid uterus. In his preface, Hunter states that many of the drawings were first prepared in 1751. A majority of the drawings were executed by Jan van Rymsdyk, and a great number of engravers participated in the project. Printed at Birmingham: by John Baskerville, 1774. William Hunter (May 23, 1718 - March 30, 1783) was a Scottish anatomist and physician. Hunter was trained in anatomy at St George's Hospital, London, specializing in obstetrics. His courtly manners and sensible judgement helped him to advance until he became the leading obstetric consultant of London. To orthopedic surgeons he is famous for his studies on bone and cartilage. In 1768 he built the famous anatomy theatre and museum in Soho, where the best British anatomists and surgeons of the period were trained. He died in 1783, at the age of 64

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