An Interactive Annotated World Bibliography of Printed and Digital Works in the History of Medicine and the Life Sciences from Circa 2000 BCE to 2022 by Fielding H. Garrison (1870-1935), Leslie T. Morton (1907-2004), and Jeremy M. Norman (1945- ) Traditionally Known as “Garrison-Morton”

15961 entries, 13944 authors and 1935 subjects. Updated: March 22, 2024

TAYLOR, Alfred Swaine

2 entries
  • 1738

Elements of medical jurisprudence.

London: Deacon, 1836.

The standard English work on the subject for generations, translated, expanded and used worldwide; thirteenth edition, Principles and practice of medical jurisprudence, appeared in 1984. Digital facsimile of the first edition from Google Books at this link.



Subjects: Forensic Medicine (Legal Medicine)
  • 10729

Poisons in relation to medical jurisprudence and medicine.

London, 1848.

Taylor was the leading English toxicologist and medical witness of his time, and his works were revised, edited, and translated into other languages. He "performed an invaluable service in codifying legal precedents and rulings and relevant anatomical and chemical data. He was known to a wider public by his appearance as a witness for the prosecution in celebrated murder trials, including those of Drory, and the poisoners Tawell, Palmer (who first exploited the possibilities offered by life insurance policies), Smethurst and Catherine Wilson. He was a commanding figure in the witness box, unbending and relentless" (munksroll.rclondon.uk) Extensively revised second edition 1859, further extensively revised edition 1875. Digital facsimile of the first U.S. edition (1848) from Google Books at this link.



Subjects: Forensic Medicine (Legal Medicine), TOXICOLOGY