Life

The son of John Hooper of Marylebone

Marylebone

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, he was born in London. After a course of medical study in London he was appointed apothecary

Apothecary

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 to the Marylebone workhouse

Workhouse

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 infirmary. He entered Pembroke College, Oxford

Pembroke College, Oxford

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, on 24 October 1796, graduated B.A. in 1803, M.A. and M.B. in 1804. He was prevented from proceeding to D.M. at the University of Oxford

University of Oxford

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, but he was created M.D. of the University of St Andrews

University of St Andrews

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 on 16 December 1805, and admitted licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians

Royal College of Physicians

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 on 23 December 1805.

Settling in Savile Row

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, Hooper lectured there on the practice of medicine. He made a study of pathology

Pathology

Pathology is the precise study and diagnosis of disease. The word pathology is from Ancient Greek , pathos, "feeling, suffering"; and , -logia, "the study of". Pathologization, to pathologize, refers to the process of defining a condition or behavior as pathological, e.g. pathological gambling....

, and formed a collection of illustrative specimens. He retired from practice in 1829, having made a fortune, and lived at Stanmore

Stanmore

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.

Hooper died in Bentinck Street, Manchester Square

Manchester Square

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, on 6 May 1835, in his sixty-third year.

Works

While still a practicing physician, he was an industrious writer. His books sold well, and revised editions remained in print to the end of the century. Hooper wrote:

• ‘Observations on the Structure and Economy of Plants; to which is added the Analogy between the Animal and Vegetable Kingdoms,’ Oxford, 1797.
• ‘The Hygrology; or Chemico-Physiological Doctrine of the Fluids of the Human Body. From the Latin of J. J. Plenck,’ London, 1797. Translation from Joseph Jakob Plenck.
• ‘A Compendious Medical Dictionary, containing an Explanation of the Terms in Anatomy, Physiology, Surgery,’ &c., London, 1798; 6th edit., 1831; numerous American editions were issued. The edition of 1811 was issued as a new edition of John Quincy
  John Quincy (medical writer)
  -Life:He was apprenticed to an apothecary, and afterwards practised medicine as an apothecary in London. He was a Dissenter and a Whig, a friend of Dr. Richard Mead, and an enemy of Dr. John Woodward. He studied mathematics and the philosophy of Isaac Newton. He died in 1722.-Works:He knew little...
  
  's Lexicon Medicum, a work which had gone through thirteen editions, largely copied by Hooper. Subsequent editions bore the title ‘Lexicon Medicum, or Medical Dictionary,’ without reference to Quincy.
• ‘The Anatomist's Vade Mecum, containing the Anatomy, Physiology, and Morbid Appearances of the Human Body,’ London, 1798; 4th edit., 1802; American editions, Boston, 1801, 1803.
• ‘Anatomical Plates of the Bones and Muscles, reduced from Albinus, for the use of Students and Artists,’ London, 1802; 3rd edit., 1807.
• ‘Observations on the Epidemical Diseases now prevailing in London,’ London, 1803.
• ‘The London Dissector,’ London, 1804.
• ‘Examinations in Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacy,’ London, 1807; 4th edit., 1820.
• ‘The Physician's Vade Mecum, containing the Symptoms, Causes, Prognosis, and Treatment of Diseases,’ London, 1809; enlarged edition, 1833; many American editions.
• ‘Anatomical Plates of the Thoracic and Abdominal Viscera,’ 3rd edit., 1809.
• ‘The Morbid Anatomy of the Human Brain, being Illustrations of the most frequent and important Organic Diseases to which that viscus is subject,’ London, 1826.
• ‘The Morbid Anatomy of the Human Uterus and its Appendages, with Illustrations of the most frequent and important Organic Diseases to which those Viscera are subject,’ London, 1832.

External links

• Munk's Roll page

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