An eulogium on Caspar Wistar, M.D. professor of anatomy ... delivered by appointment, before the members of the Philadelphia Medical Society
Philadelphia: published by Thomas Dobson and Son, 1818. First edition, 8vo, pp. 28; removed from binding and whip-stitched along bottom edge; very good. This, together with similar eulogies by William Tilghman and David Hoosack, "are the best contemporary accounts of Wistar's life" (American National Biography Online). "Even the ill-natured and caustic Charles Caldwell writes of Wistar's genial and generous disposition. Though he criticizes him for unpunctuality in keeping professional engagements and speaks disparagingly of his ability as a lecturer in his early years, he regarded Wistar as infinitely superior in scholarship to any of his professional colleagues, and says that in his later life he excelled in lecturing" (DAB). American Imprints 43520; Austin 386. Item #54275
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