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.
James Wilson (anatomist) James Wilson (anatomist) Dr James Wilson (1765–1821) was a British anatomist. A pupil of John Hunter, he took over Hunter's position teaching anatomy at the Great Windmill Street School in London, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. He is eponym of Wilson's muscle in the constrictor urethræ. His anatomical collection was donated to the Surgeon's Hall in Edinburgh and it is now known as the James Wilson Collection. He was born in Beith, Ayrshire. His family moved to London in his youth, and he then became assistant to Dr William Cumberland Cruikshank: he made dissections for Cruikshank