Anna Morandi Manzolini having been the first person to reproduce (in wax) body parts of minute portions, including capillary vessels and nerves. Her collection of wax models was known throughout Europe as "Supellex Manzoliniana" and was eagerly sought after to aid in the study of anatomy. Her work became the archetype of such models as the Vassourie collection and the creations of Dr. Auzoux made from papier mache, which were the forerunners of those used in today's schools and colleges. A collection of her models was acquired by the Medical Institute of Bologna and is housed at the Institute of Science in Bologna.
Alan Muir (anatomist) Alan Muir (anatomist) Professor Alan Ramsey Muir FRSE (1925–1974) was a 20th-century British anatomist. He was one of the first lecturers to instruct in the use of the electron microscope. He was born in 1925 at Ramsey on the Isle of Man. He was educated at St John Deans's Grammar School in Northwich then King William's College in the Isle of Man. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh graduating with an MB ChB in 1947. After 18 months as House Surgeon at Northampton Infirmary he then served 18 months National Service in the Royal Army Medical Corps at