William James Erasmus Wilson

Sir William James Erasmus Wilson FRCS FRS (25 November 1809 – 7 August 1884), generally known as Sir Erasmus Wilson, was an English surgeon and dermatologist.

For other people named William Wilson, see William Wilson (disambiguation).

Famous statements[edit]

1878: "When the Paris Exhibition closes, electric light will close with it and no more be heard of."

Text above was based on an entry from the 1902 edition of Britannica, It may need some updating or revision

Wilson, Erasmus (1838). . London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans. Retrieved 8 November 2009. Full text at Internet Archive (archive.org)

Practical and Surgical Anatomy

Wilson, Erasmus (1845). (3rd ed.). London: John Churchill. Retrieved 8 November 2009. Full text at Internet Archive (archive.org)

The Anatomist's Vade Mecum: A System of Human Anatomy

Wilson, Erasmus (1849). (3rd ed.). London: John Churchill. Retrieved 8 November 2009. Full text at Internet Archive (archive.org)

On The Management of the Skin as a Means of Promoting and Preserving Health

Wilson, Erasmus (1852). . Philadelphia: Blanchard & Lea. Retrieved 8 November 2009. Full text at Internet Archive (archive.org)

Fifteen Plates for the third edition of Wilson on the Skin

Wilson, Erasmus (1852). . Philadelphia: Blanchard & Lea. Retrieved 8 November 2009. Full text at Internet Archive (archive.org)

On Syphilis, Constitutional and Hereditary; and on Syphilitic Eruptions

Wilson, Erasmus (1854). (2nd American, from the 4th Revised London ed.). Philadelphia: Blanchard & Lea. Retrieved 8 November 2009. Full text at Internet Archive (archive.org)

Healthy Skin: A Popular Teatise on the Skin and Hair, their Preservation and Management

Wilson, Erasmus (1856). William Hunt (ed.). (3rd American from Last Revised London ed.). Philadelphia: Blanchard & Lea. Retrieved 8 November 2009. Full text at Internet Archive (archive.org)

The Dissector's Manual of Practical and Surgical Anatomy

Wilson, Erasmus (1857). (4th American, from the 4th & enlarged London ed.). Philadelphia: Blanchard & Lea. Retrieved 8 November 2009. Full text at Internet Archive (archive.org)

On Diseases of the Skin

Wilson, Erasmus (1858). . London: John Churchill. Retrieved 8 November 2009. Full text at Internet Archive (archive.org)

A Three Week Scamper through the Spas of Germany and Belgium; with an Appendix on the Nature and Uses of Mineral Waters

Wilson, Erasmus (1859). William H. Gobgrecht (ed.). (New & Improved American, from an Enlarged London ed.). Philadelphia: Blanchard & Lea. Retrieved 8 November 2009. Full text at Internet Archive (archive.org)

A System of Human Anatomy, General and Special

Wilson, Erasmus (1860). . London: Printed by T. Richards. Retrieved 8 November 2009. (Reprinted from the British Medical Journal). Full text at Internet Archive (archive.org)

Thermo-Therapeia: The Heat Cure: or, The Treatment of Disease by Immersion of the Body in Heated Air

Wilson, Erasmus (1861). . London: John Churchill. Retrieved 8 November 2009. (Reprinted from the British Medical Journal). Full text at Internet Archive (archive.org)

The Eastern or Turkish Bath; Its History, Rebirth in Britain, and Application to the Purposes of Health

Wilson, Erasmus (1865). . London: John Churchill and Sons. Retrieved 8 November 2009. Full text at Internet Archive (archive.org)

The Student's Book of Cutaneous Medicine and Diseases of the Skin

Wilson, Erasmus (1868). (7th American, from 6th & revised English ed.). Philadelphia: Henry C. Lea. Retrieved 8 November 2009. Full text at Internet Archive (archive.org)

On Diseases of the Skin; A System of Cutaneous Medicine

Wilson, Erasmus (1870). . London: John Churchill & Sons. Retrieved 8 November 2009.. Full text at Internet Archive (archive.org)

Lectures on Ekzema and Ekzematous Affections. With an Introduction on the General Pathology of the Skin

Wilson, Erasmus (1870). . London: Printed by Taylor & Francis. Retrieved 8 November 2009.. Full text at Internet Archive (archive.org)

Descriptive Catalogue of the Dermatological Specimens contained in the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Wilson, Erasmus (1875). . London: J. & A. Churchill. Retrieved 8 November 2009.. Full text at Internet Archive (archive.org)

Lectures on Dermatology; delivered in The Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1874–1875

Wilson, Erasmus (1876). (8th ed.). London: J. & A. Churchill. Retrieved 8 November 2009.. Full text at Internet Archive (archive.org)

Healthy Skin: A Popular Teatise on the Skin and Hair, their Preservation and Management

Wilson, Erasmus (1878). . London: Brain & Co. Retrieved 8 November 2009.. Full text at Internet Archive (archive.org)

Cleopatra's Needle: with brief notes on Egypt and Egyptian Obelisks

Wilson, Sir Erasmus (1881). . London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co. Retrieved 8 November 2009. Full text at Internet Archive (archive.org)

The Egypt of the Past

Wilson, Sir Erasmus (1883). . London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co. Retrieved 8 November 2009. Full text at Internet Archive (archive.org)

The Recent Archaic Discovery of Ancient Egyptian Mummies at Thebes. A lecture delivered to...The Young Men's Christian Association at Margate, February 15th 1883

Note: Internet Archives lists more copies of some of these titles. Not all were checked. Some may be duplicates, and some may be later editions. The sample above shows that some titles had multiple subsequent editions. Also for books prior to 1881, Wilson did not have the title Sir, as he had not yet been knighted.

Death of Frederick John White

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Biography in Plarr's Lives of the Fellows Online

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