Henry Gray (1827–1861)

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Henry Gray (1827–1861) — English
anatomist and surgeon, creator of
Gray's Anatomy
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Department of History Course work History of Medicine
Topic:Henry Gray (
: ) 1861–1827
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Biography
efil sih fo tsom devil dna ]2[]1[1827Gray was born in Belgravia, London, in
s Hospital, ’egroeG .tS ta tneduts a sa deretne eh ,1842 nI .nodnoL ni
London )then situated in Belgravia, now moved to Tooting), and he is
described by those who knew him as a most painstaking and methodical
worker, and one who learned his anatomy by the slow but invaluable
.method of making dissections for himself

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While still a student, Gray secured the triennial prize of Royal College of
for an essay entitled The Origin, Connexions and 1848 Surgeons in
Distribution of nerves to the human eye and its appendages, illustrated by
ta ,1852comparative dissections of the eye in other vertebrate animals. In
ni dna ,yteicoS layoR eht fo wolleF a detcele saw eh ,25 fo ega ylrae eht
derdnuh eerht fo ezirp repooC yeltsA eht deniatbo eh raey gniwollof eht
neelpS fo esU dna erutcurts eht nO" noitatressid a rof saeniug

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Contribution to medicine
noitide tsrif eht dehsilbup yarG ,1858In
750 derevoc hcihw ,ymotanA fo
figures. He 363 pages and contained
had the good fortune of securing the
help of his friend Henry Vandyke
Carter, a skilled draughtsman and
formerly a demonstrator of anatomy
s Hospital. Carter made ’at St. George
the drawings from which the
engravings were executed. The
s illustrations ’excellence of Carter
contributed greatly to the initial
success of the book

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This edition was dedicated to Sir Benjamin
Collins Brodie, Bart, FRS, DCL. A second
edition was prepared by Gray and
llits si koob ehT .1860published in
s Anatomy ’yarG eltit eht rednu dehsilbup
and widely appreciated as an
authoritative textbook for medical
.students
Gray held successively the posts of
demonstrator of Anatomy, curator of the
museum and Lecturer of Anatomy at St.
a 1861 s Hospital and was in ’George
candidate for the post of assistant
surgeon

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Death
Gray was struck by an attack of confluent smallpox, the most deadly type
of the disease where individual lesions become so numerous that they join
as a continuous, "confluent" sheet. He is assumed to have been infected
due to his extended and meticulous caring for his ten-year-old nephew,
Charles Gray, who did eventually recover. On the day he was to appear
for an interview as a final candidate for a prestigious post at the St.
.34at the age of – ]3[1861June 13 –s Hospital, he died in London ’George
yarG ]5[]4[.yretemeC etaghgiH dna sarcnaP ,semaJ tS ta deirub saw eH
ylrae eht fo eno htiw dlihc a sa xopllams tsniaga detaniccav neeb dah
6[.eniccav eht fo smrof

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The Origin, Connections, and Distribution of Nerves to the Human Eye and
its Appendages, illustrated by Comparative Dissections of the Eye in Other
essay – )1848Vertebrate Animals )
jointly illustrated by Henry – )1854On the Structure and Use of Spleen )
Vandyke Carter
jointly – )1858ST Edition )August 1Descriptive and Surgical Anatomy
s Anatomy’popularly known as Gray –illustrated by Henry Vandyke Carter
jointly – )1860ND Edition )December 2Descriptive and Surgical Anatomy
–illustrated by Henry Vandyke Carter and John Gulse Westmacott
s Anatomy’popularly known as Gray

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Conclusion
rof gnirac saw eh tslihw detcartnoc ,34aged 1861 Gray died of smallpox in
saw eh ,htaed sih fo emit eht tA .derevocer ohw ,wehpen dlo raey-net sih
tnatsissa fo noitisop suoigitserp eht rof weivretni lanif sih rof gniraperp
s’egroeG tS ta noegrus