![]() ![]() Bram Stokers Dracula is an epistolary novel - its made up of letters, diaries. Thornley's knowledge of cerebral localization and his animal rights advocacy both surface in Dracula.ĭracula Ferrier (Sir David) Stoker (Bram) Stoker (Sir William Thornley) animal rights cerebral localization vampires vivisection. Get the classic novel Dracula delivered to your email inbox, as it happens. Bram Stoker's composition notes for Dracula show that he consulted his older brother about the medical scenes in his novel. Thornley also influenced Irish literature, albeit indirectly. ![]() Due to his reservations about animal experimentation, Thornley eventually became an advocate for the antivivisection cause, testifying at the second Royal Commission on Vivisection (1906-1912). ![]() In this role, Thornley was responsible for granting licenses to researchers who performed experiments on live animals. From 1879 into the twentieth century, Thornley served as inspector for Ireland under the 1876 Cruelty to Animals Act. He performed some of the first brain surgeries in Ireland using Sir David Ferrier's maps of the cerebral cortex. Sir William or "Thornley," as he was commonly known, was one of Ireland's leading physicians. Irish Author (1847 - 1912) Bram Stoker lived a quiet but nonetheless interesting life. This essay examines the life and work of Sir William Thornley Stoker, 1st Baronet (1845-1912), the eldest brother of Bram Stoker (1847-1912), the author of Dracula (1897). ![]()
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