William Osler
A Life in Medicine (review)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15024718 |
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| Authors | Charles S Bryan (0000-0002-9329-7215, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 638-639 |
| Publication date | 2000-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the history of medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-5140 • E-ISSN: 1086-3176 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/bhm.2000.0107 |
| OpenAlex | W2026855549 |
| Language | EN |
If, as physicians quip, the secret to longevity lies in choosing one's parents wisely, then the secret to posthumous fame lies in choosing one's biographers. William Osler (actually, his widow) chose wisely indeed in Harvey Cushing, a faithful protégé. Although the need for a major revision of the Osler story has long been recognized, would-be revisionists have understandably balked for nearly three-quarters of a century. What more can be said? How can one please not only the faithful "Oslerians" but also the vocal few who clamor for a Lytton Strachey-style deconstruction? Despite--or, more probably, because of--these obstacles, Michael Bliss has scoured nearly every available scrap of primary source material in search of the real Osler, warts and all
Art · BLISS · Literature · Classics · Computer Science · History · History of Medical Practice · Medicine · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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