Lowder, William (d.1801)

  • Lowder, William, d.1801.
Date:
1780-1805
Reference:
MSS.2665-2666, 3332-3337 and 7789
  • Archives and manuscripts

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Description

Lectures in Midwifery by William Lowder, in some cases collaborating with John Haighton.

Publication/Creation

1780-1805

Physical description

7 volumes 3 bl. ll. + 517 pp. + 6 ll. (last 3 bl.). 8vo. 20 x 121/2 cm. Original boards. Back-strip wanting.

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Acquisition note

Purchased 1915 (acc.36490), 1916 (acc.38763), 1924 (acc.43239C), 1927 (acc.45943), at Sotheby's 9/12/1931, Lot 500 (part) and Phillip's sale, 5 Nov. 1999, lot 694 (acc.351381).

Biographical note

Lowder lectured at Guy's Hospital and at the anatomy theatre he and John Haighton ran in St. Saviour's churchyard, Southwark.

Finding aids

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).

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Accession number

  • 36490, 38763, 43239C, 45943, 83120, 351381.