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William Hare (author)
William Hare may refer to: *William Hare (murderer) (1792 or 1804 - after 1829), Irish criminal, member of the infamous Edinburgh duo of Burke and Hare *William D. Hare (1834–1910), Oregon politician *William Hobart Hare (1838–1909), Episcopal bishop in America *William G. Hare (1882–1971), Oregon politician *William Hare (philosopher) (born 1944), English academic, professor of education and philosophy in Halifax, Nova Scotia since 1970 *William Hare (sport shooter) (1935–2005), Canadian Olympic sports shooter *William Hare, 1st Earl of Listowel (1751–1837), Irish peer and Member of Parliament *William Hare, 2nd Earl of Listowel (1801–1856), grandson of the 1st Earl, peer and Member of Parliament *William Hare, 3rd Earl of Listowel (1833–1924), son of the 2nd Earl, Baron Hare, Liberal politician *William Hare, 5th Earl of Listowel (1906–1997), grandson of the 3rd Earl, Labour politician *William Hare Group, a UK based structural steel contractor See also *Earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hare (murderer)
The Burke and Hare murders were a series of sixteen killings committed over a period of about ten months in 1828 in Edinburgh, Scotland. They were undertaken by William Burke and William Hare, who sold the corpses to Robert Knox for dissection at his anatomy lectures. Edinburgh was a leading European centre of anatomical study in the early 19th century, in a time when the demand for cadavers led to a shortfall in legal supply. Scottish law required that corpses used for medical research should only come from those who had died in prison, suicide victims, or from foundlings and orphans. The shortage of corpses led to an increase in body snatching by what were known as "resurrection men". Measures to ensure graves were left undisturbed—such as the use of mortsafes—exacerbated the shortage. When a lodger in Hare's house died, he turned to his friend Burke for advice and they decided to sell the body to Knox. They received what was, for them, the generous sum of £7 10s. A lit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
