Sir Samuel Wilks (1824-1911): 'the most philosophical of english physicians'.

Sir Samuel Wilks ( 1824 – 1911 ) : ‘ The Most Philosophical of English Physicians ’

This paper retells some of the achievements and personal attributes of Sir Samuel Wilks, one of the great Guy’s Hospital physicians and neurologists of the second half of the 19th century. He was a fellow of the Royal Society, president of the Royal College of Physicians, and physician extraordinary to Queen Victoria. A prolific author and original observer of clinical and pathological diseases...

Sir Charles Locock and potassium bromide.

On 12 May 1857, Edward Sieveking read a paper on epilepsy to the Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society in London. During the discussion that followed Sir Charles Locock, obstetrician to Queen Victoria, was reported to have commented that during the past 14 months he had used potassium bromide to successfully stop epileptic seizures in all but one of 14 or 15 women with 'hysterical' or catamenia...

The Common Scientist in the Seventeenth Century. A Study of the Dublin Philosophical Society 1683–1708

The Common Scientist in the Seventeenth Century. A Study of the Dublin Philosophical Society 1683-1708, by K. THEoDoRE HOPPEN, London, Routledge & Kegal Paul, 1970, pp. xiv, 297, £2-75. The foundation of the Royal Society in London in 1660 reflected the presence of a sizeable group of talented and active scientific men living in London or coming to the city frequently, who wanted a centre and f...

Evaluation of Herbal Medicine Administration by Physicians in the Prescriptions of Yazd State Pharmacy

Introduction: Herbal medicines are one of the most widely used complementary therapies in the world. Therefore, it is necessary to perform exact studies on the status of herbal medicines in communities. The aim of this study was surveying the prescription amount of herbal medicines prescribed by physicians and the effect of variables such as gender, degree of education, age, type of specializat...

Samuel Wilks: the "grand old man" of British medicine.