1813 BATEMAN, Thomas (1778 – 1821)

A practical synopsis of cutaneous diseases according to the arrangement of Dr. Willan.

This was the most influential textbook of dermatology of the 19th century, and the work which conveyed Willan’s system to most of the medical world. Included in the book was material by Willan which remained unpublish…

GMN 4021 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/5276

1817 BATEMAN, Thomas (1778 – 1821)

Delineations of cutaneous diseases exhibiting the characteristic appearances of the principal genera and species comprised in the classification of the late Dr. Willan; and completing the series of engravings begun by that author.

Bateman, the pupil of Willan, continued his teacher’s classification of skin diseases. The above work is notable for its 72 colored plates. Strictly speaking it is the first atlas of dermatology, as Willan’s work fall…

GMN 3988 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/5006

1826 –1827 RAYER, Pierre François Olive (1793 – 1867)

Traité théorique et pratique des maladies de la peau. 2 vols, and atlas.

In this summary of dermatological literature of the period Rayer first described adenoma sebaceum and xanthoma multiplex. He was the first to differentiate between acute and chronic eczema. The second edition, Paris, …

GMN 3989 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/5009