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John Hunter's life and work have been described extensively in more than a dozen biographies, in over ninety Orations, and in thousands of articles and lectures. In spite of this manifest acknowledgment of John Hunter's greatness there are nevertheless numerous aspects of his character, his health, and his opinions which have been the subject of criticism, misunderstanding, lack of appreciation, and even slander.
十几部传记、九十多篇颂词以及数千篇文章和讲座中都对约翰·亨特的生平与著作进行了详尽描述。尽管约翰·亨特的伟大已得到如此明显的认可,但他的性格、健康状况和观点仍有诸多方面受到批评、误解、缺乏赏识,甚至遭到诋毁。