Arthur Keith
Sir Arthur Keith (1866-1955) was a Scottish anatomist, embryologist and physical anthropologist.
Overview
Eponym
Biography
- Born 5 February 1866 in Aberdeen, Scotland
- MD
- 1908 – Professor at the Royal College of Surgeons of England
- 1921 – Knighted
- 1918-1923 Professor of physiology at the Royal Institution of Great Britain
- 1930-1933 Rector of the University of Aberdeen
- FRS
- Died 7 January 1955 in Downe, Kent, England
Medical Eponyms
Node of Keith-Flack (1907)
[aka Keith-Flack node; SA node; sino-atrial node]
Major Publications
- Keith A, Flack MW. The auriculo-ventricular bundle of the human heart. Lancet 1906; 168(4328): 359-364. [Re-print. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2004;9(4):400-409]
- Keith A, Flack M. The Form and Nature of the Muscular Connections between the Primary Divisions of the Vertebrate Heart. J Anat Physiol. 1907;41(Pt 3):172-189. [Keith-Flack node]
- Keith A. Report on the human and animal remains found at Halling, Kent. 1914
- Keith A. The antiquity of man. 1915
- Keith A. Menders of the maimed; the anatomical & Physiological principles underlying the treatment of injuries to muscles, nerves, bones, & joints. 1919
- Keith A. Human embryology and morphology. 1921
- Keith A. Concerning Man’s Origin. 1927
- Keith A. A New Theory of Human Evolution. 1948
- Keith A. An Autobiography. 1950
References
- Willus FA. Sir Arthur Keith. In: Classics of cardiology. 1941: 743-762
- le Gros Clark WE. Arthur Keith, 1866-1955. Biogr. Mems Fell. R. Soc.1955; 1: 1145–161
- Plaster death mask of Sir Arthur Keith, 1955. Royal College of Surgeons
- Sir Arthur Keith (1866–1955). Nature 1966; 209: 560–561
- Sir Arthur Keith (1866-1955). Keith-Flack node. JAMA. 1967;200(2):164-165
- Hill MA. Embryology History – Arthur Keith. Embryology
- Biography: Keith, Sir Arthur (1866 – 1955). Plarr’s Lives of the Fellows Online. Royal College of Surgeons of England.
- Bibliography. Keith, Arthur Sir 1866-1955. WorldCat Identities
Eponym
the person behind the name