Moore, Sir Norman (1847-1922)

The Rede Lecture: St. Bartholomew's Hospital in peace and war. Author's holograph MS. The date on the t.p. is altered from November 12: 1914 to May 6: 1915. The reason is explained on the penultimate leaf-the death of his son in action. Produced in London.

1914-15

1 volume 80 ll. 4to. 25 1/2 × 20 1/2 cm. Unbound. Written on the rectos only.

The author obtained his M.D. at Cambridge in 1876 and was elected F.R.C.P. in 1877, and was later its President. He was lecturer on anatomy at Saint Bartholomew's Hospital 1874-1883, on pathology 1887-1893, and Physician to the Hospital 1902-1911. He received a Baronetcy in 1919, a year after the publication of his 'History of Saint Bartholomew's Hospital'.

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).