Anatomy

Arthur Keith ~ Curator, Anthropologist, and Anatomist

This entry was posted in Perth People and tagged Anatomy Anthropology Charles Darwin Curator on July 20, 2014 by madeinpe

“Sir Arthur was a Physical Anthropologist and an Anatomist. He was an excellent teacher and inspired many of his students. He is best known for his work on fossilised humanoid forms and as being a protégé of Charles Darwin. He was born on February 5, 1866 to John Keith and Jessie MacPherson. […]

Patrick Blair ~ Botanist, Surgeon, and Anatomist

This entry was posted in Perth People and tagged Anatomy Botanist Surgeon on January 30, 2014 by madeinpe

The first ever dissection of an elephant was undertaken by Patrick Blair in 1706. Blair was born around 1680 at Lethendy in Perthshire, the third son of George Blair, a farmer and Euphame. Blair was apprenticed to a surgeon-apothecary from the late 1680s, probably in Coupar Angus. He spent the […]