4 
John  Morgan. 
I  Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
(.     January,  1904. 
of  improving  himself  under  the  most  celebrated  medical  teachers  of 
that  time.  In  London  he  studied  under  Hewson  and  Fothergill, 
and  also  attended  the  lectures  and  dissections  of  Drs.  John  and 
William  Hunter. 
From  London  he  went  to  Edinburgh,  well  supplied  with  letters 
of  introduction  from  Franklin  to  the  leading  men  of  the  University. 
Among  these  letters  was  one  to  the  celebrated  Dr.  Cullen,  who  had 
succeeded  Dr.  Plummer  in  the  chair  of  chemistry. 
Dr.  Cullen  received  Morgan  most  kindly  and  became  one  of  his 
staunchest  patrons  and  friends. 
After  attending  lectures  at  Edinburgh  for  two  years,  Morgan  pre- 
sented a  thesis  in  Latin,  on  the  formation  of  pus,  and  was  granted 
the  degree  of  M.  D.  by  the  University  in  1763 ;  some  time  after  this, 
and  before  coming  to  America,  he  was  also  admitted  as  a  licentiate  of 
the  College  of  Physicians  of  Edinburgh.  From  Edinburgh,  Morgan 
went  to  Paris,  where  he  spent  the  greater  part  of  the  winter  in  the 
study  of  anatomy,  attending  chiefly  the  dissections  of  M.  Sue. 
A  memoir  on  the  art  of  making  anatomical  preparations  by  cor- 
rosion, in  which  art  he  had,  under  the  instruction  of  Dr.  Hunter, 
become  very  proficient,  secured  for  him  admission  to  the  Royal 
Academy  of  Surgery,  as  a  corresponding  member. 
From  Paris  he  took  a  trip  through  Italy.  In  Padua  he  paid  his 
respects  to  the  celebrated  Morgagni,  who,  then  eighty-two  years  of 
age,  received  him  with  great  politeness  and  showed  him  many  kind- 
nesses. From  Morgan's  own  account  of  this  visit,  it  would  appear 
that  Morgagni  was  greatly  impressed  with  the  dexterity  Morgan  had 
developed  in  making  anatomical  preparations,  and  complimented  him 
very  highly  on  his  proficiency  in  this  direction. 
Exactly  where  Morgan  first  evolved  his  plan  of  medical  educa- 
tion, in  connection  with  an  established  academy  or  college,  does  not 
appear  in  evidence  ;  it  was,  however,  some  time  after  Dr.  Shippen, 
Jr.,  had  left  for  home.  From  the  letter  of  recommendation  sent  by 
Dr.  John  Fothergill,  with  Wm.  Shippen,  Jr.,  it  would  appear  that 
there  had  been  some  understanding  to  open  private  courses  of  lec- 
tures, probably  at  the  suggestion  of  Dr.  Fothergill,  who  had  taken 
a  deep  interest  in  medical  matters  in  the  American  colonies,  and 
particularly  in  the  province  of  Pennsylvania. 
It  is  probable  that  it  was  not  until  Morgan  arrived  in  Paris  that 
his  plans  for  medical  education  were  fully  matured.    Once  having 
