apt acknowledgements arose during the development of pathology in the 19th century

Objective: there are different aspects of the history of pathology which are rewarding. therefore, my mini-library of historical works was searched so as to obtain a good idea as to the ultimate development. methods: different aspects of the literature on this subject matter were reviewed and used. results: there were apt acknowledgements of certain themes which are worthy of documentation. conclusion: the harvest included the co-authorship of pathologists, the quotations being used to eliminate the suspicious of plagiarism, the contribution of microscopy and illustrative plates, as well as the watching of postmortems, the receiving of research grants, and, finally, the pleasure of working under the director of the laboratories committee of the conjoint college in england.