Cooper, Sir Astley, English surgeon, born in Norfolk; was great in anatomy and a skilful operator, stood high in the medical profession; contributed much by his writings to raise surgery to the rank of a science; was eminent as a lecturer as well as a practitioner (1768‒1841).
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Cooper, Anthony Ashley * Cooper, James Fenimore