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History of Embalming

Name: History of Embalming
Author: J.-N. (Jean-Nicolas) Gannal

by J.-N. (Jean-Nicolas) Gannal

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Translation of: Histoire des embaumements

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Full title

History of Embalming and of Preparations in Anatomy, Pathology, and Natural History; Including an Account of a New Process for Embalming

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Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

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Produced by deaurider, Thiers Halliwell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2015-01-25

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Embalming -- History Anatomical specimens -- Collection and preservation Mummies

About the author

J.-N. (Jean-Nicolas) Gannal

1791–1852

A pharmacist, inventor, and early pioneer of modern embalming, he helped turn preservation of the dead into a practical science in 19th-century France. His work brought him public attention and left a lasting mark on funeral practice.

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