"Provides an abbreviated history of the Edinburgh Chair of Military Surgery, with an analysis of the factors that led to its establishment and its role during t

The significance of the Regius Chair of Military Surgery that existed in the University of Edinburgh from 1806–55 is discussed in detail for the first time in

Dr. Thomas Addison (1795-1860): Agitating the Whole Medical World presents Dr. Addison's life story, considers his reception during his lifetime, and recognizes

This study demonstrates the emergence and development of the identity of the ‘military medical officer’ and places their work within the broader context of

Providing the first ever statistical study of a professional cohort in the era of the industrial revolution, this prosopographical study of some 450 surgeons wh