John Hunter
1728 - 1793
- Born
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13 February 1728
Long Calderwood, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland
- Died
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16 October 1793
St George's Hospital, London
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
- 05/02/1767
- Occupation
- Surgeon
- Relationships
- Brother of William Hunter (FRS 1767); uncle of Matthew Baillie (FRS 1790). Married the sister of Sir Everard Home (FRS 1787)
- Catalogue
- View catalogue entry
- Wikipedia
- View wikipedia entry
Author of
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Paper, 'Of the digestion of the stomach after death' by John Hunter
Creator: John Hunter Reference number: L&P/5/310 -
Paper, 'Account of the gymnotus electricus' by John Hunter
Creator: John Hunter Reference number: L&P/6/121 -
Paper, 'Production of heat by animals and vegetables' by John Hunter
Creator: John Hunter Reference number: L&P/6/125 -
Paper, 'Proposals for the recovery of people apparently drowned' by John Hunter
Creator: John Hunter Reference number: L&P/6/167 -
Paper, 'Of the heat of animals and vegetables' by John Hunter
Creator: John Hunter Reference number: L&P/6/253
Recipient of
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Letter, 'Of a hurricane at Barbadoes' from Gilbert Blane to John Hunter
Creator: Gilbert Blane Reference number: L&P/7/189 -
Letter, 'Of a child who had smallpox in the womb' from William Wright to John Hunter
Creator: William Wright Reference number: L&P/7/205 -
Letter, 'Observations on the cuckoo and on the emigration of birds' from Edward Jenner to John Hunter
Creator: Edward Jenner Reference number: L&P/9/37 -
Letter, 'An account of a particular change of structure in the human ovarium' from Matthew Baillie to John Hunter
Creator: Matthew Baillie Reference number: L&P/9/118