Open AccessRemembering William Hunter (1718–1783) the Pioneer in Obstetrics: A Prelude to Sestercentennial Anniversary of Anatomia uteri humani gravidi
Author(s) -
Sanjib Kumar Ghosh,
Ashutosh Kumar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynecology of india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0971-9202
pISSN - 0975-6434
DOI - 10.1007/s13224-019-01283-7
Subject(s) - tribute , milestone , obstetrics and gynaecology , medicine , classics , history , art history , pregnancy , biology , archaeology , genetics
William Hunter (1718-1783) was a Scottish anatomist and physician. He started his career as a man midwife and went on to become the leading obstetrician in London. He prepared anatomically dissected specimens depicting anatomy of gravid uterus and undelivered fetus with placenta in different stages of gestation. Hunter compiled illustrations prepared from these specimens with his clinical notes and published his treatise Anatomia uteri humani gravidi in 1774. This article is a tribute to William Hunter as we approach the 250th year of publication of his work which is a significant milestone in the history of obstetrics and its practice.