Osler, Sir William (1849-1909)
Physician; born in Bond Head, Ontario, Canada. He studied
medicine in Canada and in Europe (where in 1873 he was the
first to observe blood platelets). He returned to teach at
McGill University in Montreal (1875--84). He came to the U.S.A.
to teach at the University of Pennsylvania (1884--88); while
there he helped found the Association of American Physicians.
From 1888--1905 he taught at Johns Hopkins University's new
medical school, where he revolutionized American medical teaching
by insisting that medical students have responsibilities to
patients even as he insisted on more scientific and professional
standards in the teaching and practice of medicine. His Principles
and Practice of Medicine (1892) long remained the standard
textbook in medical schools throughout the world. He went
to Oxford, England, to take the Regius Chair of Medicine (1905--19),
and among many honors in his lifetime he was made a baronet
in 1911. A man of incredible energy he wrote numerous books,
gave scores of special addresses, founded various organizations
- he was also a medical historian and collector of medical
books; his library is housed at McGill University that contains
one of the more complete book collections on and by servetus.
Works on Servetus:
1909 |
Osler, William, Sir, 1849-1919, Michael Servetus.(Baltimore:
Lord Baltimore Press, 909. 31 p.: plates, port.)
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