Nathaniel St André

He also gave public lectures in anatomy and surgery, translated René-Jacques Garengeot's A Treatise of Chirurgical Operations into English and introduced some new approaches to using wax to prepare anatomical specimens.

[2] In May 1723, St André was appointed as surgeon and anatomist to the royal household by George I, his fluent German finding favour with those courtiers who had not learnt English.

[citation needed] In December, he published A Short Narrative of an Extraordinary Delivery of Rabbets[3] but, a couple of days afterwards, Toft confessed to the event being a fraud.

[2] Following this, St André was refused audience with the king, and his royal duties and salary were removed, although he did retain the title of court anatomist.

He and Elizabeth retired to the countryside, then moved to Southampton in the early 1750s, devoting their time to charitable works, botany, gardening and architecture.