[Printed letter of application for the Chair of Anatomy in the University of Edinburgh] / John Struthers.

  • Struthers, John, 1823-1899.
Date:
[1867]
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Credit: [Printed letter of application for the Chair of Anatomy in the University of Edinburgh] / John Struthers. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE AND HONOURABLE THE TJNIVEESITY OF ABEEDEEN^ -j March 16, 1867. My Lords and Gentlemen, I beg leave most respectfully to offer myself as a Candidate for the Chair of Anatomy in the University of Edinburgh, vacant by the death of Professor Goodsir. I have the honour to ask your consideration of a series of Testimonials which I submitted to the Crown when a Candidate for the Chair of Anatomy which I now occupy. They are arranged in Two Parts. ' • 1 ■ Part L consists of Testimonials from Teachers of Anatomy and Physiology in the Univer¬ sities and Medical Schools of Great Britain and on the Continent, whose opinions have special value in respect to an Anatomical appointment. To these, and to the accompanying List of my Published Works and other Contributions to the Science of Anatomy, I beg leave to refer, chiefly for evidence as to how far, although very busily engaged in teaching, my endeavours to contribute to the advancement of Anatomical Science have been successful. Part II. consists of Testimonials from Professors and Lecturers in other branches of Medical Science, and from Physicians and Surgeons, to whom I was personally known as a Lecturer; and from Gentlemen who have attended my Anatomical Class. To these and to the accompanying List of the Courses of Lectures on Anatomy, Anatomical Demonstrations, and Practical Anatomy, which were delivered by me in Edinburgh, I refer chiefly for evidence of my experience and success as a Lecturer and Practical Teacher. I have now taught Anatomy for twenty years. My work as a Student in the Edinburgh School is referred to in Testimonials IL, IV., LXXXIV., LXXXIX., XCVIL, and CXXIX. I resolved, when a Student, to become a Teacher of Anatomy. Immediately after taking my degiee