1798 FERRIAR, John (1761 – 1815)
Of the treatment of the dying: Disturb him not - let him pass peaceably. IN: Medical histories and reflections, volume 3, 191-208.
"This apparently first-ever full essay on palliative care is tightly reasoned and carefully crafted—an innovative classic that attests to years of first-hand experience in the care of gravely ill and dying persons" (V…
GMN 10035 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/12224
1935 WORCESTER, Alfred (1855 – 1951)
The care of the aged, the dying and the dead.
Digital facsimile of the 2nd edition (1940) from the Hathi Trust at this link.
GMN 10057 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/12246
1952 ALVAREZ, Walter Clement (1884 – 1978)
Care of the dying.
GMN 10042 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/12231
1977 STODDARD WARBURG, Sandol (1927 – 1990)
The hospice movement: A better way of caring for the dying.
GMN 10060 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/12249
2003 HALLENBECK, James L.
Palliative care perspectives.
GMN 10025 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/12214
2006 SAUNDERS, Dame Cicely Mary (1918 – 2005); CLARK, David (1953 – )
Selected writings 1958-2004. Foreward by David Clark.
Saunders founded St. Christopher's Hospice in 1967 as the first research and teaching hospice linked with clinical care.
GMN 10061 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/12250
2007 LEWIS, Milton James
Medicine and the care of the dying: A modern history.
GMN 10027 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/12216
2013 ABEL, Emily K. (1942 – )
The inevitable hour: A history of caring for dying patients in America.
GMN 8185 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/10361
2015 VANDERPOOL, Harold Young (1936 – )
Palliative care: The 400-year quest for a good death.
This is a fine example of "you can't judge a book by its cover" since this study is outstanding from the bibliographical point of view and contains footnotes that are remarkable for their scholarly detail.
GMN 9968 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/12157
2015 STOLBERG, Michael (1957 – )
Die Geschichte der Palliativmedizin: Medizinische Sterbebegleitung von 1500 bis heute.
Translated into English by Logan Kennedy and Leonhard Unglaub as A history of palliative care, 1500-1970: Concepts, practices, and ethical challenges (Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2017).
GMN 10034 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/12223
