Delabere Pritchett Blaine (1768–1845) was an
English
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veterinary surgeon
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and Professor of Animal Medicine.
Biography
Blaine at one stage ran a veterinary infirmary in Wells Street, Oxford Street,
London
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. From about 1812 he was in partnership there with
William Youatt
William Youatt (1776 – 5 February 1847) was an English veterinary surgeon and animal welfare writer.
Life
Youatt was the son of a non-conformist minister. He was educated for the nonconformist ministry, and undertook ministerial and scholastic ...
, for around 12 years; then Youatt took over the business.
He may have been a contributor to ''
Rees's Cyclopædia
Rees's ''Cyclopædia'', in full ''The Cyclopædia; or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature'' was an important 19th-century British encyclopaedia edited by Rev. Abraham Rees (1743–1825), a Presbyterian minister and scholar w ...
''. He is not in the ''Philosophical Magazine'' list, but in the Prospectus as writing on Veterinary Art and Sporting Life.
Publications
*''
Anatomy of the Horse'', 1799
*''
Canine Pathology'', 1800
*''
The Outlines of Veterinary Art'', 1802
*''
A Domestic Treatise on the diseases of Horses and Dogs'', 1803
*''
Encyclopaedia of Rural Sports'', 1840, second edition 1852 edited by
Charles Bindley and others
References
* – Simonds, ''A bibliographical Sketch of Two Distinguished Promoters of Veterinary Science, Delabere P. Blaine and William Youatt'', London, 1896
*J. W. Barber-Lomax, 'Delabere Pritchett Blaine: A Biographical Note', ''Journal of Small Animal Practice'' Volume 2, Issue 1-4, pages 135–136, February 1961
*Fussell, G. E., 'Delabere Pritchett Blaine 1770-1845',. ''Veterinary History'', N.S., 2001 11 (2), 83-87
External links
WorldCat page
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1768 births
1845 deaths
English veterinarians