Body-snatching — was the secret disinterment of bodies from churchyards to sell them for dissection or anatomy lectures in medical schools. Those who practised body snatching or grave robbing were often called resurrectionists or resurrection men. [1911] Body… … Wikipedia
University of Edinburgh — Coordinates: 55°56′50.6″N 3°11′13.9″W / 55.947389°N 3.187194°W / 55.947389; 3.187194 … Wikipedia
New College, Edinburgh — New College was opened in 1846 as a college of the Free Church of Scotland, later of the United Free Church of Scotland, and from the 1930s has been the home of the School of Divinity (formerly the Faculty of Divinity) of the University of… … Wikipedia
University of Edinburgh Medical School — Chancellor s Building, Little France Edinburgh School of Medicine Established 1726 Type … Wikipedia
University of Edinburgh Business School — Established 1918 Type Public Head of School Professor Nick Oliver Academic staff ca 100 Undergraduates 880 … Wikipedia
Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh — The Chancellor is the titular head of the University of Edinburgh. Their duties include conferring degrees, promoting the University s image throughout the world, and furthering its interests, both within Scotland and beyond. The position was… … Wikipedia
List of professorships at the University of Edinburgh — Established professorships at the University of Edinburgh The title of the professorship is followed by the date of foundation. Dates in italics indicate the year of foundation of lectureships on which chairs were based. Regius Professor of… … Wikipedia
Burke and Hare — Body snatchers and murderers in Edinburgh in the early nineteenth century; they were both named William … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
Burke and Hare murders — article issues citations missing = October 2008 npov = October 2008Infobox Serial Killer name=William Burke and William Hare caption=Hare and Burke birthname= alias= birth= location=Ireland death=Dda|1829|01|28|1792|00|00|df=yes (Burke) cause=… … Wikipedia
Cadaver — For other uses, see Cadaver (disambiguation). Corpse redirects here. For other uses, see Corpse (disambiguation). A corpse, also called a cadaver in medical, literary, and legal usage or when intended for dissection, is a dead human body.[1][2]… … Wikipedia
