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(Eponymists in Medicine.) by J. Trevor Hughes. 151 pp., illustrated. London, Royal Society of Medicine Services, 1991. £12.95 (cloth); £7.95 (paper). ISBN 1-85315-161-0.

Thomas Willis (Figure 1) became famous in 1650 at the age of 29 because of his involvement in an unusual case of resuscitation from near-death. Ann Green, a servant, was evidently seduced by the son of her employer. She became pregnant and delivered a child (probably stillborn), whom she hid when her crime was discovered. She was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death by hanging. She was pronounced dead, put in a coffin, and then taken to Willis for an autopsy. On opening the coffin, however, Willis found the woman to be barely breathing. She made . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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