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moshita: William Burke (1792- 1829) A bodysnatcher, who murdered about 15 (rather 30) people. In Dec. 1828 he was found guilty for the murder of one of the victims, and sentenced to death and public dissection. “Burke’s body is to be dissected, and his Skeleton to be preserved, in order that posterity may keep in remembrance his atrocious crimes,” read the handbill that circulated at the time. He was hanged before a crowd of 20,000 on Jan. 28th, 1829, and his body was brought to Dr. Alexander Monro tertius (1773-1859), Dr. Knox’s rival. During his dissection, the anatomist made a death mask, the cast of which was recently found in storage at Inveraray jail in Argyll. After some 24,000 people filed past Burke’s mutilated body, his skeleton was processed and his skin was tanned so that it could be crafted into souvenirs. Anatomy Museum at the University of Edinburgh  You know, I’ve seen a ton of pictures of the notebooks and whatnot made from his skin, but never his skeleton. And this is at the University of Edinburgh, which has some other pretty amazing things in their collection…maybe I should accept their offer. >.>

moshita:

William Burke (1792- 1829)

A bodysnatcher, who murdered about 15 (rather 30) people. In Dec. 1828 he was found guilty for the murder of one of the victims, and sentenced to death and public dissection. “Burke’s body is to be dissected, and his Skeleton to be preserved, in order that posterity may keep in remembrance his atrocious crimes,” read the handbill that circulated at the time. He was hanged before a crowd of 20,000 on Jan. 28th, 1829, and his body was brought to Dr. Alexander Monro tertius (1773-1859), Dr. Knox’s rival. During his dissection, the anatomist made a death mask, the cast of which was recently found in storage at Inveraray jail in Argyll. After some 24,000 people filed past Burke’s mutilated body, his skeleton was processed and his skin was tanned so that it could be crafted into souvenirs.

Anatomy Museum at the University of Edinburgh 

You know, I’ve seen a ton of pictures of the notebooks and whatnot made from his skin, but never his skeleton. And this is at the University of Edinburgh, which has some other pretty amazing things in their collection…maybe I should accept their offer. >.>

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