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Letters from Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson, with Related Material
Comprises 6 autograph letters from Sir Benjamin Richardson to Jabez Hogg dated 6 May 1867-10 April 1890 (all with transcripts), 2 printed portraits, 1 of Dr Richardson alone taken from a photograph by Messrs. Elliott and Fry, of Baker Street, London, and 1 of 'A scientific triad', namely, Sir Edwin Chadwick, Dr B.W. Richardson, and Sir Richard Owen, taken from a photograph by Messrs. Done & Ball, and 4 press-cuttings on him, including 1 extracted from 'The World' for 21 January 1880 entitled 'Celebrities at home', 2 obituaries on him, 1 undated, the other dated 21 November 1896, and a report of Canon Barker's address at his funeral service at Marylebone Parish Church extracted from 'The Daily News' for 28 November 1896.
Hygeia, a City of Health
"Hygeia, a City of Health" by Benjamin Ward Richardson Named after the Greek goddess of health, Hygeia is the story of a utopian city. Richardson comments on health and the state of the world through his ideas for this ideal one where health is promoted above all else. His words echo those of so many people who came before him, ideas that aimed to create healthy cities from the ground up.
Hygeia
Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson (1828-1896) was an eminent British physician, anaesthetist, physiologist, sanitarian, and a prolific writer on medical history. He brought into use, no less than fourteen anesthetics, of which methylene bichloride is the best known, and he invented the first double-valved mouthpiece for use in the administration of chloroform. He also made known the peculiar properties of amyl nitrite, a drug which was largely used in the treatment of angina pectoris, and he introduced the bromides of quinine, iron and strychnia, ozonized ether, styptic and iodized colloid, peroxide of hydrogen, and ethylate of soda, substances which were soon largely used by the medical profession. In 1854, he was awarded the Fothergillian gold medal by the Medical Society of London for an essay on the Diseases of the Fetus in Utero. In 1856, he gained the Astley Cooper triennial prize of 300 guineas for his essay on The Coagulation of the Blood. In 1893, he was knighted in recognition of his eminent services to humanitarian causes.
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