Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Breadsall Priory

  • The forgotten Darwin

    JMS Pearce Hull, United Kingdom   Fig 1. Erasmus Darwin Portrait by Joseph Wright of Derby. [Public Domain – Wright died in 1797] That Erasmus Darwin MD., FRS. (1731–1802) was overshadowed, often forgotten, is not surprising when one considers the well-deserved fame and importance of Charles Darwin (1809-1882). Stephen Jay Gould observed in The Structure of…