• Brit J Hosp Med · Nov 2020

    Biography Historical Article

    Richard Wiseman: the best known English surgeon of the 17th century.

    • Harold Ellis.
    • King's College London School of Medical Education, London, UK.
    • Brit J Hosp Med. 2020 Nov 2; 81 (11): 1-2.

    AbstractThis year marks the 400th anniversary of the birth of Richard Wiseman, acknowledged to be the best known surgeon in this country in the 17th century. His authorship of the surgical textbook Several Chirurgical Treatises gave him the well-deserved reputation for being regarded as the father of English surgery.

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