Thomas Garnett

Robert Fox is Emeritus Professor of the History of Science, University of Oxford, UK.

• PrefaceIntroduction 1. The Hardy Progeny of the North 2. Edinburgh: Conformity and Dissent in Medicine 3. Yorkshire: Spa Doctor and Man of Science 4. Industrial Britain: Urban Markets, Urban Promise 5. London: Tragedy in Mayfair 6. Reputation and Legacy 7. Epilogue: The Garnett Heritage BibliographyIndex

This is firmly an intellectual and professional biography, and the reader learns a great deal about Garnett’s thinking in addition to his haphazard vocational course ... Fox’s account conveys the flexibility and improvisatory skill it took to thrive, let alone survive, in an era in which the role of professional scientist was still inchoate and new forms of professionalized medical careers were just emerging.