Dissecting Gray's Anatomy (the book)

2014-01-29

University of Virginia. School of Medicine

In 1858, young English surgeons Henry Gray and Henry VanDyke Carter published an illustrated anatomy textbook for medical students. Gray's Anatomy has never since been out of print, but little was known about its author and illustrator until acclaimed science writer Bill Hayes—inspired by a photograph of Henry Gray—pieced together their story in The Anatomist. This Medical Center Hour explores the medical, historical, and artistic significance of Gray's Anatomy and also Hayes's unforgettable year alongside medical students in the anatomy lab.

Co-presented with the History of the Health Sciences Lecture Series, Historical Collections, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library

Hayes, Bill, 1961- (Speaker); Childress, Marcia Day (Moderator); University of Virginia. School of Medicine

Claude Moore Health Sciences Library

Filmed lectures

Gray, Henry, — 1825-1861; Carter, H. V. — (Henry Vandyke), — 1831-1897; Anatomists — England — Biography; Anatomy — Biography; Anatomy — Personal Narratives; Anatomy — history; History, 19th Century

Medical Center Hour

Claude Moore Health Sciences Library

English

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