Dr. John Moore, 17291802 : a life in medicine, travel, and revolution / Henry L. Fulton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fulton, Henry L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Moore, John, 1729-1802.

Moore, John.

Physicians--Biography.

Physicians.

Medicine.

Scotland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (811 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newark [Delaware] : University of Delaware Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is the first biography of Scottish-born physician John Moore. Here, Henry L. Fulton recounts Moore's childhood, education, and medical training in Glasgow and abroad; discusses his marriage, family, and friendships (particularly with Tobias Smollett); and depicts his professional practice in the north. The narrative uncovers Moore's transformative experience accompanying a young nobleman on the Grand Tour through Europe and provides a detailed account of the journey's highlights and difficulties. When Moore returns, he moves his family to London to begin a second career in literature

Contents:

The reverend Charles Moore

The saltmarket

Medical training, Glasgow

Flanders, London, and Paris

Establishment

Practice

Family and friendships

The Hamilton cause

Geneva

Germany and Austria

Italy

Clarges Street

Clifford Street

Patronage

Zeluco

Parliamentary watch

Paris, 1792

Reflections in the revolution

The war years

Richmond

Death.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 14, 2015).

ISBN:

1-61149-494-X

OCLC:

908082147