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“London's Loss?” William Hunter's bequest and his posthumous reputation
- Hosted by:
- Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Speaker:
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Mungo Campbell, Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow
- Starts:
- November 14, 2007 at 07:00 pm
- Ends:
- November 14, 2007 at 08:00 pm
- Location:
- Hunterian Museum, Royal College of Surgeons of England, , 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3PE United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
When William Hunter bequeathed his great collection, gathered together in London through a lifetime’s pursuit of research and teaching, to the University of Glasgow, his primary concerns appear to have been that this treasure house of Enlightenment knowledge be kept together and in use. Moving the Hunterian to Scotland 200 years ago was certainly London’s loss, however the transition had significant consequences for the collection itself and for Hunter’s posthumous reputation.
- Registration required:
- Yes
- Free:
- No
Additional information
Tickets cost £5, Fellows and Members free + 1 guest, affiliates and surgical society members (MSLC affiliated) free To book call 020 7869 6560 or email museums@rcseng.ac.uk
For more information
- Contact person:
- Hunterian Museum
- Phone:
- 020 7869 6560
- Email:
- museums [ at ] rcseng.ac.uk
- Website:
- “London's Loss?” William Hunter's bequest and his posthumous reputation
