John Struthers (anatomist)
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| John Struthers | |
| Born | February 21, 1823 Brucefield, Dunfermline, Scotland |
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| Died | February 24, 1899 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Resting place | Warriston Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Education | University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation | anatomist, physician, professor |
| Employer | University of Edinburgh, University of Aberdeen |
| Spouse(s) | Christina Margaret Alexander |
| Children | five sons, four daughters |
| Parents | Father – Alexander Struthers Mother – Mary Reid |
Sir John Struthers, LRCSE, MD, LLD, FRCSE, FRSE (b. February 21, 1823, Brucefield, near Dunfermline, Scotland – d. February 24, 1899) was Professor of Anatomy at the University of Aberdeen.
After completing his medical training in Edinburgh in 1845, Struthers specialized in anatomy and was appointed as Lecturer of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh and as a surgeon at the Royal Infirmary. In 1863, Struthers became the first Regius Chair of Anatomy at the recently formed University of Aberdeen.[1][2][3] He dedicated himself to teaching, writing a number of manuscripts on teaching and learning. Many of the methods he used are relevant today.[4][5] His Doctor of Laws degree was an honorary one, granted by the University of Glasgow in 1885.[3]
Struthers was one of the first advocates of the theory of evolution, speaking publicly[6] and corresponding with Charles Darwin[7] about observations he made during his comparative anatomy studies[8][9][10]
Struthers became popularly famous for his dissection of the Tay Whale - his largest specimen.[11][12]
On retiring from the University of Aberdeen, he returned to Edinburgh, where he was president of the Royal College of Surgeons (1895-1897). He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1894,[13] and was knighted by Queen Victoria in 1898, one year before his death following a "serious attack of influenza."[14][15]
Struthers was father-in-law of David Orme Masson, grandfather of Sir James Irvine Orme Masson, and father-in-law of Simon Somerville Laurie.[16][17][18]
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Struthers authored over 70 manuscripts and books, including:
- Struthers, John (1854). Anatomical and Physiological Observations. Edinburgh: Sutherland and Knox.
- Struthers, John (1867). Historical Sketch of the Edinburgh Anatomical School. Edinburgh: Maclachlan and Stewart.
- Struthers, John (1889). Memoir on the Anatomy of the Humpback Whale, Megaptera Longimana. Edinburgh: Maclachlan.
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[edit] References
- ^ Martyn Gorman (2003). "The Zoology of Professor Struthers". Department of Zoology, University of Aberdeen. http://www.abdn.ac.uk/talpa/struthers/index.hti. Retrieved on 2008-06-21.
- ^ "SIR JOHN STRUTHERS DEAD.; He Was Vice President of the Edinburgh College of Surgeons.". The New York Times. 1899-02-25. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9404EFDC113CE433A25756C2A9649C94689ED7CF. Retrieved on 2008-06-21.
- ^ a b Lee, Sidney (1901). Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ Waterston SW, Laing MR, Hutchison JD (February 2007). "Nineteenth century medical education for tomorrow's doctors". Scott Med J 52 (1): 45–9. PMID 17373426. http://smj.org.uk/0207/hist2.htm.
- ^ Waterston SW, Hutchison JD (December 2004). "Sir John Struthers MD FRCS Edin LLD Glasg: anatomist, zoologist and pioneer in medical education". Surgeon 2 (6): 347–51. PMID 15712576.
- ^ Struthers, John (1874-02-24). "Evolution". Aberdeen Daily Free Press. http://darwin-online.org.uk/content/frameset?viewtype=image&itemID=CUL-DAR198.199&pageseq=1. Retrieved on 2008-06-28.
- ^ "Darwin Correspondence Project - Letter 4725 - Struthers, John to Darwin, C. R., 31 Dec 1864". http://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/darwinletters/calendar/entry-4725.html. Retrieved on 2008-06-28.
- ^ Struthers, John (1863). "On the solid-hoofedpig; and on a case in which the fore foot of the horse presented two toes". Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal 17: 273–80.
- ^ Struthers, John (1863). "On the supra-condyloid process of the human arm". Lancet 81: 87–8. doi:.
- ^ "Charles Darwin and Struthers' liagament". The Zoology of Professor Struthers. University of Aberdeen. http://www.abdn.ac.uk/talpa/struthers/ligament1.hti. Retrieved on 2008-06-28.
- ^ "Professor Struthers and the Tay Whale". http://www.abdn.ac.uk/talpa/struthers/tay_whale.hti. Retrieved on 2008-06-19.
- ^ Williams MJ (June 1996). "Professor Struthers and the Tay whale". Scott Med J 41 (3): 92–4. PMID 8807706.
- ^ C.D. Waterson and A. Macmillan Shearer (July 2006) (PDF), Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh: 1783 - 2002, The Royal Society of Edinburgh, ISBN 0-902198-84-X, http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/fellowship/fells_indexp2.pdf
- ^ "Obituary - Sir John Struthers MD". Nature 59 (1533): 468–469. March 1899. doi:.
- ^ "Obituary: Emeritus Professor Sir John Struthers". Medical Press and Circular: 232. 1899-03-01.
- ^ Sir John Struthers 1823-1899, Dunfermline Heritage Community Projects, http://www.dunfermlineheritage.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=122&Itemid=193&limit=1&limitstart=4
- ^ Weickhardt, LW (2006), "Masson, Sir James Irvine Orme (1887 - 1962)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online Edition, Australian National University, ISSN 1833-7538, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100699b.htm
- ^ Josipa Petrunic. "Simon Somerville Laurie". Gifford Lectures. University of Edinburgh. http://www.giffordlectures.org/Author.asp?AuthorID=107.
