Singer, Dorothea Waley, 1882-1964 (medical historian)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1882 - 1964
Biography
Dorothea Waley Singer (1882-1964), medical historian, was born on 17 December 1882. Dorothea collaborated with her husband on a series of papers dealing with the plague, but soon embarked on her own study of pre-Renaissance scientific manuscripts, publishing a study of over 100 plague tractates dating from about 1348 to 1485. In 1924 the Union Académique Internationale published the first volume of Dorothea's monumental catalogue of alchemical manuscripts, dealing with the Greek texts. She died at Kilmarth on 24 June 1964.
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Fonds
Dorothea Waley Singer: Correspondence to Charles Sayle, 1921-1922
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4251/1316-1317
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
Dates:
1921-1922
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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