Letter 3133

John Maubray to Hans Sloane – December 15, 1724


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Date: December 15, 1724
Author: John Maubray
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4047
Folio: f. 297



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Maubray informs Sloane that his public lecture on midwifery has been published. John Maubray was man-midwife and lecturer on midwifery. With the help of Hans Sloane he was able to practice without a licence from the Royal College of Physicians. Maubray published instructional works on midwifery and is considered a pioneer in the field, even though he may not have helped deliver many children himself (Philip Rhodes, Maubray, John (d. 1732), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/58697, accessed 7 Aug 2013]).




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