John Hunter

John Hunter

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• Caption: John Hunter 1728 - 1793

Why was he Important?

• Trained in new Renaissance methods and ideas about the workings of the body
• Emphasised importance on observation and experiment
• Expert in dissection
• Clear and detailed illustrations of the human body
• Observed (and documented) progressions of changes in the body e.g. pregnancy and progressive diseases
• Teacher of Edward Jenner; he used Hunter's methods when finding his vaccine
• Helped disprove Galen's ideas

What were the downfalls?

• As all Renaissance work and discoveries, it didn't help find any cures for disease or how to treat it
• Still lots of resistance to new medical ideas (especially from the church)