He was, in the first place, a naturalist to whom pathological processes were only a small part of a stupendous whole, governed by law, which, however, could never be understood until the facts had been accumulated, tabulated and systematized.

By his example, by his prodigious industry, and by his suggestive experiments he led men again into the old paths of Aristotle, Galen and Harvey.

He made all thinking physicians naturalists, and he lent a dignity to the study of organic life, and re-established a close union between medicine and the natural sciences.

Both in Britain and Greater Britain, he laid the foundation of the great collections and museums, particularly those connected with the medical schools.

The Wistar-Horner and the Warren Museums in this country originated with men greatly influenced by Hunter.