Physician to the fleet : the life and times of Thomas Trotter, 1760-1832 /

The book outlines Trotter's education in enlightenment Edinburgh, his service in the navy, where he successfully argued for better recognition of and conditions for naval surgeons, his participation in key battles, including the Glorious First of June, and his falling out with leading Admiralty...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Vale, Brian (Autor), Edwards, Griffith (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge : Boydell Press, 2011.
Temas:
Trotter, Thomas, > 1760-1832.
Trotter, Thomas, > 1760-1832
Great Britain. > Royal Navy > Medical care > History > 18th century.
Great Britain. > Royal Navy > Sanitary affairs > History > 18th century.
Great Britain. > Royal Navy
1700-1899
Ship physicians > Great Britain > Biography.
Physicians > Great Britain > Biography.
Neuroses > Treatment > History > 19th century.
Alcoholism > Treatment > History > 19th century.
Physicians.
Alcoholism > history
History, 19th Century
Military Personnel
Naval Medicine > history
Neurotic Disorders > history
Physicians
Scurvy > history
Médecins de la marine > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Névroses > Traitement > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Alcoolisme > Traitement > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Médecine > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Médecins.
physicians.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Medical.
MEDICAL > Physicians.
HISTORY > Modern > General.
Alcoholism > Treatment
Armed Forces > Medical care
Armed Forces > Sanitary affairs
Neuroses > Treatment
Ship physicians
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Biography
collective biographies.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The book outlines Trotter's education in enlightenment Edinburgh, his service in the navy, where he successfully argued for better recognition of and conditions for naval surgeons, his participation in key battles, including the Glorious First of June, and his falling out with leading Admiralty figures. It also covers his later life as a physician in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, his studies and writing at this period being widely regarded as pioneering work in the field of addiction studies.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 235 pages) : illustrations, portraits
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781846159251
1846159253

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