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Anatomy Book stamped 160 POW Hospital

Anatomy Book stamped 160 POW Hospital
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Illustrations of Regional Anatomy by Jamieson, Sixth Edition, published by Livingstone of Edinburgh in 1946.

This textbook on anatomy was owned by Werner Wachsmuth (1900-1990), the senior German doctor at 160 POW Camp Hospital, Lydiard Park.

It is inscribed: Property of:/ OBERST Prof.. Dr WACHSMUTH/ POW No A (?) 428915 and bears the camp's official stamp.

After the war Dr Wachsmuth became a leading authority on anatomy and in 1935, he co-founded Practical Anatomy which provided anatomically accurate representations for the practicing surgeon. The work appeared in several volumes until the 1990s. 

Year:
1946
Author:
Jamieson
Type:
Other Book
Location:
Private collection
Last updated on:
Tuesday 30th August 2022

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