Papers of Joseph Coats, 1864-1899, Professor of Pathology, University of Glasgow, Scotland, 1894-1899

The collection consists mainly of tickets for classes taken at the University of Glasgow and other personal items. One letter from Lord Joseph Lister to Coats during his last illness has also survived.

Joseph Coats was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, on 04 February 1864, son of William Coats, a merchant. He married Georgiana Taylor in 1879. He was educated at the University of Glasgow, as well as the Universities of Leipzig and Wurzburg. He received his MB from the University of Glasgow in 1867 and his MD in 1870.

He was Pathologist in Glasgow Royal Infirmary and the Glasgow Western Infirmary and Examiner in Pathology in the University of Glasgow 1879-1892. He was Lecturer there from 1890-1894 and was then appointed Professor, a post he held until his death on 24 January 1899. His publications include A Manual of Pathology (1883, 1889, 1895), Lectures on Tuberculosis of Lungs (1888), Catalogue of the Pathological Museum of the Western Infirmary, Glasgow, (1885), Immunity to Infective Diseases: A Pathological Study in View of Recent Researches (1895).

The arrangement of this material reflects the original order in which it was received

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Deposit : Katherine Walker : December 1975, November 1979

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Printed list and item level computerised list available in searchroom

No known copies

Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use and condition of documents. Applications for permission to quote should be sent to Archives and Special Collections, please email: library-asc@glasgow.ac.uk

This material has been appraised in line with standard GB 248 procedures

This material was in the possession of Olive Mary Coats, daughter of Professor Coats, until her death in 1975, when it came into the possession of Katherine Walker, who was disposing of Olive Coats' estate. Katherine Walker deposited the collections with Glasgow University Archives.

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