Edwin Smith (1822 – April 27, 1906) was an American dealer and collector of antiquities who gave his name to an Ancient Egyptian medical papyrus, the Edwin Smith Papyrus.

The Edwin Smith Papyrus is an ancient Egyptian medical text, named after Edwin Smith who bought it in 1862, and the oldest known surgical treatise [2] on trauma. This document, which …

Edwin Smith papyrus, (c. 1600 bc), ancient Egyptian medical treatise, believed to be a copy of a work dating from c. 3000 bc. Apparently intended as a textbook on surgery, it begins with …

Dating from the seventeenth century b.c., the Edwin Smith papyrus is the oldest known surviving trauma text in history . This ancient medical treatise is credited as containing the earliest …

Apr 15, 2019 · The Edwin Smith Papyrus is a medical treatise from ancient Egypt. This papyrus is named after Edwin Smith, the American collector of antiquities who purchased the papyrus.

…in 1862 by the American Edwin Smith, a pioneer in the study of Egyptian science. Upon his death in 1906, the papyrus was given to the New York Historical Society and turned over to …

The Edwin Smith medical papyrus is undoubtedly one of the most important of the medical papyri. It was sold by Mustafa Agha, an Egyptian merchant, dealer and Consular Agent in Luxor to the …

Edwin Smith (1822 – April 27, 1906), Figure 2 was an American dealer and collector of antiquities who gave his name to an Ancient Egyptian medical papyrus, the Edwin Smith Papyrus. Smith …

Jan 14, 2023 · Known as the Edwin Smith Papyrus is considered to be one of the most important scientific document to have ever existed in the history of mankind. Its survival is nothing short …

The Edwin Smith Papyrus, the most detailed and sophisticated of the extant medical papyri, is the only surviving copy of part of an ancient Egyptian textbook on trauma surgery, and the world's …