Endocranial cast of William Burke

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This endocranial cast was taken of William Burke after his execution in 1829. Burke was known, with his accomplice William Hare, for his part in the 'West Port' murders. The duo took to murdering 16 people, in turn selling their cadavers to Dr. Robert Knox for dissection at his anatomy lectures. Hare was granted immunity for turning king's evidence, providing evidence for the murders and thus leading to Burke's death sentence. Post execution, Burke's body was dissected, displayed and studied extensively in phrenology. Known as one of the most notorious criminals of Scotland, his skeleton, organs and death mask have been copied and put on display across the United Kingdom.

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AnatomicalMuseum
The collection consists of 12,000 objects and specimens that tell the story of 300 years of anatomical teaching at the University of Edinburgh. About one third of the museum’s collection is related to pathology, anatomy and zoology. This includes models, skeletal remains, dried and fluid preserved specimens. The rest of the collections include phrenology, pharmacology, ethnography, forensics and anatomical and other artworks. The museum displays a number of unique objects including the skull of George Buchanan (tutor to James VI), a dissected body with the lymphatic system injected with mercury (1788) and the skeleton of notorious murderer William Burke (1829). In 2016 the Anatomical Museum was awarded ‘Accredited’ status by Museums Galleries Scotland.

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