The history of veterinary education in Edinburgh
Macdonald, Alastair A. (Alastair Anderson), 1946-2023
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This title offers a comprehensive history of the six veterinary institutions established in Edinburgh over the last two centuries. It highlights the educators who drew students from around the world and discusses the development of the research base that provided the foundation to the teaching programme. Edinburgh has attracted students from over 120 countries and its graduates are found in every corner of the world.
Main title:
The history of veterinary education in Edinburgh / Alastair Macdonald, Colin Warwick.
Author:
Macdonald, Alastair A. (Alastair Anderson), 1946-, authorWarwick, Colin, authorDługołęcka-Graham, Maria, author
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2023.
Collation:
329 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour)
Audience:
Specialized.
Contents:
Foundations of veterinary education in Scotland (1696-1817) - - The establishment of William Dick's veterinary school (1817-57) - - John Gamgee's Edinburgh New Veterinary College (1857-65) - - Clyde Street College developments (1857-74) - - William William's New Veterinary College (1873-1904) - - Clyde Street College developments (1874-1916) - - The Dick Vet at Summerhall (1911-47) - - The Polish Veterinary Faculty in Edinburgh (1943-8) - - The Dick Vet embodied within the University (1947-69) - - The Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine (1970-2005) - - The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies (1970-2003) - - From Summerhall to the Easter Bush Campus (2003-11) - - The Easter Bush Dick Vet (2011-22) - - Student activities at the Dick Vet (1823-2022) - - Summary and conclusions.
ISBN:
9781399525596 (pbk)
Dewey class:
636.08907114134636.089
LC class:
SF756.37
Local class:
636.089
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3605459