Identity area
Reference code
FP/2/7/27
Title
Two letters from Sir Robert Christison (1797-1882), toxicologist and physician
Date(s)
- 1873-1874 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
2 items, paper
Context area
Name of creator
(1882 - 1975)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letter dated 20 Jan 1874 written in Edinburgh to Ernest Hart Esq. Letter is marked private. Christison offers a letter to Hart to use as he finds most useful but does not wish to be involved in a controversy. The letter relates to a Mr Rodgers who has questioned the post-mortem temperature of a body. Letter dated 3 Dec 1873 in Edinburgh to Ernest Hart Esq. Christison discusses the teaching of therapeutics and pharmacology as separate subjects The recipient of both letters is likely Ernest Abraham Hart (1865-1898). Medical journalist.