Jane Coutts was born in Lincolnshire in 1958. She studied languages before going on to an M.Phil in Sociology/Anthropology. For 15 years, she was the manager of Fetlar Interpretive Centre on the island of Fetlar in Shetland, where she produced exhibitions on Cheyne and on the island's heritage. She is currently an affiliate researcher with the Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine at Glasgow University.
'Though the name flows easily off the tongue, William Watson Cheyne ... may not be familiar to many readers, including the current author before being enlightened by this splendid book. This is a beautifully produced volume ... Many of the black and white images illustrating the book are reproductions of photographs taken by Sir Watson himself. The work is thickly referenced ... and has an extensive bibilography. [It] is an absorbing read which will appeal not only to surgeons wanting to know more about the origins of antiseptic surgery but also to all medical historians with an interest in the paradigm shift in clinical practice which Lister helped to initiate.' Andrew J. Larner, Medical Historian Issue 26, 2016; 'Medicine and bacteriology were undoubtedly Cheyne's public life, but Coutts has painted the clinical and scientific details on to a broader canvas, taking in the domestic life of his two marriages, parties at Leagarth and integration of the surgeon into the close life of his beloved island. These are the legacy for Fetlar. We have all enjoyed the benefits of germ theory to which Cheyne contributed, but he and his family touched the islanders in a particularly personal way. Coutts' biography means that now we can all share in it, too.' Helen Bynum, Times Higher Education, December 2015; 'The full, incredible story of Sir William Cheyne - An orphan brought up on one of the remotest of the Shetland islands [who] went on to become on of the country's first important bacteriologists in medicine, and worked as one of the most respected surgeons on the world-famous Harley Street.' Alistair Munro, The Scotsman; 'Jane Coutts is to be congratulated for a wonderful piece of work that at long last sheds a clear light on the life of one of Shetland's most eminent men and confirms his rightful place as a major contributor - in worldwide terms - to the advancement of medical science.' Charlie Simpson, The Shetland Times.
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