William Watson Cheyne and the Advancement of Bacteriology

by Charles DePaolo

Overview

William Watson Cheyne (1852-1932), a surgeon by training and a student of Joseph Lister, was a prominent British bacteriologist who published 60 papers and 13 monographs from 1879 to 1927. A proponent of the idea that bacteriology and medicine were interdependent disciplines, he investigated the causes and treatment of wound infections, tuberculosis, cholera, tetanus and gangrene. In 1897, he organized an historical outline of 19th century bacteriology in five landmark periods of discovery, each defined by the work of an influential figure. This study documents his contributions to the history of microbiology and describes his activities as a laboratory investigator, clinician, surgeon, translator, editor and educator.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476626413
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	10/03/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	280
File size:	4 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Charles DePaolo, the author of numerous books, is a professor of English at Manhattan Community College, the City University of New York. He lives in Aberdeen, New Jersey.
Charles DePaolo, the author of numerous books, is a professor of English at Manhattan Community College, the City University of New York. He lives in Aberdeen, New Jersey.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. Landmarks I–V
 1. 1857–1896: Pasteur and Lister—Landmark I
 2. 1871–1878: Cheyne and Lister—Landmark I
 3. 1878–1882: Robert Koch—Landmark II
 4. 1878–1925: Alexander Ogston—Landmark III
 5. 1884–1889: A. J. F. Rosenbach—Landmark IV
 6. 1879–1895: Élie Metchnikoff—Landmark V
Part II. William Watson Cheyne: Landmark
 7. 1882–1920: Tuberculosis and ­Anti-Vivisection
 8. 1881–1886: Asiatic Cholera
 9. 1870–1902: Listerism on the Battlefield
10. 1914–1918: Listerism on the Battlefield
11. 1886–1899: Bacteriology and Medicine
Appendix I: Cheyne and His Achievements: A Timeline of His Work in Medicine and Bacteriology by Patrick A. DePaolo
Appendix II: Lister’s 1875 Visit to Germany
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index