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The Story of Some Who Deserted Medicine Yet Triumphed
Lord Moynihan
January 2015
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9781107474956
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    Originally published in 1936, this book contains the modified text of the Linacre Lecture for that year. Lord Moynihan discusses famous men from the past who began as students of medicine but found success in other fields, including science, art and politics. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in historical medicine and historical wayward medics.

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    January 2015
    Paperback
    9781107474956
    114 pages
    198 × 129 × 6 mm
    0.12kg
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    • Truants: the story of some who deserted medicine yet triumphed: based on the Linacre lecture delivered at Cambridge, 6 May 1936.
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