Cooper, William White (1816-1886)
TitleCooper, William White (1816-1886)
ReferenceMS0245
Level of descriptionfonds
Date1838-1839
Admin./ biographical historyWilliam White Cooper was a Surgeon, Oculist, and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (1845). From 1834, Cooper studied at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London. In 1838-1839, Cooper took notes of Sir Richard Owen's lectures on comparative anatomy given at the Royal College of Surgeons of England. The notes were later published as "Lectures in the Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of the Invertebrate Animals (1843)."
For more information on White Cooper's life and career, please visit his profile on Plarr's Lives of the Fellows: https://livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk/client/en_GB/lives/search/results?qu=william+white+cooper&te=ASSET.
For more information on White Cooper's life and career, please visit his profile on Plarr's Lives of the Fellows: https://livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk/client/en_GB/lives/search/results?qu=william+white+cooper&te=ASSET.
Scope and Content1. Quarto manuscript volume containing notes of “Lectures on Comparative Anatomy by Richard Owen Esqre, FRS, Hunterian Professor etc at the Royal College of Surgeons in London delivered AD 1838. Written by Wm W. Cooper from notes taken during the delivery of the Lectures, and revised and corrected by Mr. Owen." [Stamped as part of the Owen Collection.] [Previous reference: 42.c.26]
2. Quarto manuscript volume containing notes of “Lectures on Comparative Anatomy delivered in the Theatre of the Royal College of Surgeons in London by Richard Owen Esqre FRS, Hunterian Professor during the months May and June, 1839. From notes taken during their delivery by Wm W. Cooper and corrected by Mr. Owen. [Stamped as part of the Owen Collection.] [Previous reference: 42.c.27]
2. Quarto manuscript volume containing notes of “Lectures on Comparative Anatomy delivered in the Theatre of the Royal College of Surgeons in London by Richard Owen Esqre FRS, Hunterian Professor during the months May and June, 1839. From notes taken during their delivery by Wm W. Cooper and corrected by Mr. Owen. [Stamped as part of the Owen Collection.] [Previous reference: 42.c.27]
Extent2 volumes
LanguageEnglish
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Persons keyword Sir Richard Owen, 1804-1892, Knight, naturalist, 1800-date Royal College of Surgeons of England
SubjectAnatomy, Lectures (teaching method)
