Arbuthnot [Arbuthnott], John (bap. 1667, d. 1735), physician and satirist, was baptized on 29 April 1667 at Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire, on the north-east Scottish coast, near Stonehaven, the eldest son of Alexander Arbuthnott (c.1636–1691), minister of Arbuthnott, and Margaret, daughter of John Lammie (or Lamy)...
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Arbuthnot [Arbuthnott], John (bap. 1667, d. 1735), physician and satirist
Angus Ross
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Balfour, George William (1823–1903), physician and cardiologist
G. A. Gibson
revised by Iain Milne
Balfour, George William (1823–1903), physician and cardiologist, was born at the manse, Sorn, Ayrshire, on 2 June 1823, the eighth of the thirteen children of Lewis Balfour DD and Henrietta Scott Balfour, third daughter of George Smith DD, the minister of Galston who was satirized by ...
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Buchan, William (1729–1805), physician and author
Christopher Lawrence
Buchan, William (1729–1805), physician and author, was born at Ancrum in Roxburghshire, where his father had a small estate and also rented a farm. He was educated at Jedburgh grammar school and then went to the University of Edinburgh, intending to enter the ministry. He seems to have spent about nine years at the university, devoting much time to botany, astronomy, and mathematics. It is said that he supported himself to some extent by acting as a private tutor in mathematics. He also studied medicine. He most probably left ...
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Christison, Sir Robert, first baronet (1797–1882), toxicologist and physician
Brenda M. White
Christison, Sir Robert, first baronet (1797–1882), toxicologist and physician, was born in Edinburgh on 18 July 1797, the second son, and elder of twin sons, born to Alexander Christison (d. 1820), a master at Edinburgh high school, and later professor of Latin at ...
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Hamilton, James, senior (1749–1835), physician
G. T. Bettany
revised by Jean Loudon
Hamilton, James, senior (1749–1835), physician, was born in Edinburgh, the son of Robert Hamilton (d. 1787), professor of divinity at the University of Edinburgh, and Jane (née Hay). He was educated at Edinburgh high school before studying medicine in Edinburgh and on the continent. ...
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Millar, James (1762–1827), physician and writer
Gordon Goodwin
revised by Myfanwy Lloyd
Millar, James (1762–1827), physician and writer, born at Ayr on 4 February 1762, distinguished himself in classics and science at Glasgow University, graduating MA in 1788. For some years he worked as a tutor in Jamaica, and afterwards as chaplain at Glasgow University...
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Moir, David Macbeth [pseud. Delta] (1798–1851), physician and writer
David Finkelstein
Moir, David Macbeth [pseud. Delta] (1798–1851), physician and writer, was born in Musselburgh, Midlothian, on 5 January 1798, the son of Robert Moir (d. 1842) and Elizabeth Macbeth (1767–1842). Having been educated at Musselburgh grammar school, at thirteen he was apprenticed to a local medical practitioner, ...
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Sibbald, Sir Robert (1641–1722), physician and geographer
Charles W. J. Withers
Sibbald, Sir Robert (1641–1722), physician and geographer, was born on 15 April 1641 in Blackfriars Wynd off Edinburgh's High Street, the fifth child and third son of David Sibbald (1589–1660), of Rankeillour, Fife, keeper of the great seal of Scotland, and his wife, ...
