Brookes became a teacher of anatomy in London, and the founder of the Brookesian Museum of Comparative Anatomy. This private museum is described in the 1830 catalogue Museum Brookesianum.[2]
Later life
Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1819, Brookes gave up teaching in 1826, in bad health. After vainly endeavouring to dispose of his museum collection entire, he sold it off piecemeal. The final sale took place on 1 March 1830, and on 22 following days. He died on 10 January 1833 in Great Portland Street, London.[1]
Works
Brookes was the first to place the Cheetah in its own genus, which he established in 1828 as Acinonyx.
Lectures on the Anatomy of the Ostrich (The Lancet, vol. xii.);
Brookesian Museum, 1827;
Catalogue of Zootomical Collection, 1828;
Address to the Zoological Club of the Linnean Society, 1828;
Thoughts on Cholera, 1831, proposing hygienic and sanitary precautions; and
a description of a new genus of Rodentia (Trans. Linn. Soc., 1829).
Legacy
The generic name, Brookesia, is in honour of Joshua Brookes.[3] Joshua Brookes once encountered Chang and Eng, the original Siamese Twins. According to Frederick Drimmer's book Very Special People, Brookes "provided a document declaring that the twins 'constitute a most extraordinary Lusus Naturae [sport of nature], the first instance I have seen of a double living child; they being totally devoid of deception, afford a very interesting spectacle, and they are highly deserving of public patronage.'"
References
Dobson, J. (1952) Eighteenth Century Anatomists: Joshua Brookes, Practitioner, 180–4.
Notes
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^Museum Brookesianum : a descriptive and historical catalogue of the remainder of the anatomical & zootomical museum, of Joshua Brookes, Esq. F.R.S. F.L.S. F.Z.S. &c. [London] : Printed by Richard Taylor. 1830. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
^Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Brookes", p. 40).
joshua, brookes, other, people, named, disambiguation, november, 1761, january, 1833, british, anatomist, naturalist, thomas, phillips, 1815born, 1761, november, 1761died10, january, 1833, 1833, aged, nationalitybritishoccupation, british, anatomist, naturalis. For other people named Joshua Brookes see Joshua Brookes disambiguation Joshua Brookes 24 November 1761 10 January 1833 was a British anatomist and naturalist Joshua BrookesJoshua Brookes by Thomas Phillips 1815Born 1761 11 24 24 November 1761Died10 January 1833 1833 01 10 aged 71 NationalityBritishOccupation s British anatomist and naturalistKnown forFellow of the Royal Society Contents 1 Early life 2 Brookesian Museum 3 Later life 4 Works 5 Legacy 6 References 7 NotesEarly life EditBrookes studied under William Hunter William Hewson Andrew Marshall and John Sheldon in London He then attended the practice of Antoine Portal and other eminent surgeons at the Hotel Dieu de Paris 1 Brookesian Museum EditBrookes became a teacher of anatomy in London and the founder of the Brookesian Museum of Comparative Anatomy This private museum is described in the 1830 catalogue Museum Brookesianum 2 Later life EditElected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1819 Brookes gave up teaching in 1826 in bad health After vainly endeavouring to dispose of his museum collection entire he sold it off piecemeal The final sale took place on 1 March 1830 and on 22 following days He died on 10 January 1833 in Great Portland Street London 1 Works EditBrookes was the first to place the Cheetah in its own genus which he established in 1828 as Acinonyx His published writings included 1 Lectures on the Anatomy of the Ostrich The Lancet vol xii Brookesian Museum 1827 Catalogue of Zootomical Collection 1828 Address to the Zoological Club of the Linnean Society 1828 Thoughts on Cholera 1831 proposing hygienic and sanitary precautions and a description of a new genus of Rodentia Trans Linn Soc 1829 Legacy EditThe generic name Brookesia is in honour of Joshua Brookes 3 Joshua Brookes once encountered Chang and Eng the original Siamese Twins According to Frederick Drimmer s book Very Special People Brookes provided a document declaring that the twins constitute a most extraordinary Lusus Naturae sport of nature the first instance I have seen of a double living child they being totally devoid of deception afford a very interesting spectacle and they are highly deserving of public patronage References EditDobson J 1952 Eighteenth Century Anatomists Joshua Brookes Practitioner 180 4 Notes Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Joshua Brookes a b c Stephen Leslie ed 1886 Brookes Joshua 1761 1833 Dictionary of National Biography Vol 6 London Smith Elder amp Co Museum Brookesianum a descriptive and historical catalogue of the remainder of the anatomical amp zootomical museum of Joshua Brookes Esq F R S F L S F Z S amp c London Printed by Richard Taylor 1830 Retrieved 28 September 2017 Beolens Bo Watkins Michael Grayson Michael 2011 The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press xiii 296 pp ISBN 978 1 4214 0135 5 Brookes p 40 Attribution This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Stephen Leslie ed 1886 Brookes Joshua 1761 1833 Dictionary of National Biography Vol 6 London Smith Elder amp Co This article about a British zoologist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joshua Brookes amp oldid 1083498066, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
