Through an examination of the life and remarkable achievements of Sir William Brooke O'Shaughnessy, this book reveals a great deal about both medical and scientific innovation in the nineteenth century.
Neil MacGillivray, a retired surgeon, completed his doctorate in history at the University of Edinburgh. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, a Council member of the History Society of the Royal Society of Medicine and was President of the Scottish Society of the History of Medicine 2019-2022.