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1728–1793 Scotland

John Hunter FRS (13 February 1728 – 16 October 1793) was a Scottish surgeon, one of the most distinguished scientists and surgeons of his day. The Hunterian Society of London was named in his honour, and the Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons preserves his name and his collection of anatomical specimens.

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A Soul of power, a well of lofty Thought
A chastened Hope that ever points to Heaven.

Some Physiologists will have it that the Stomach is a Mill;—others, that it is a fermenting Vat;—others, again, that it is a Stew-pan;—but in my view of the matter, it is neither a Mill, a fermenting Vat, nor a Stew-pan—but a STOMACH, gentlemen, a STOMACH.

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