The Beauty of Anatomy
Season 1 • Episode 4: The Hunter Brothers • Watch with subtitles
Episode 4: The Hunter Brothers
September 3, 2014 • 30 min
Dr Adam Rutherford investigates the story of the Hunter brothers, the celebrated anatomists who controversially transformed both medicine and art in 18th-century Britain. Their belief that their students could only learn anatomy by carrying out dissections created an unprecedented demand for dead bodies and a market for the growing trade of body-snatching from graveyards.
If the video doesn't play, try refreshing the page or check back later. Subtitles available in English, Spanish, French, German, Bulgarian, and many more languages.