Alderson, Sir James (1794–1882), physician, was born in Hull on 30 December 1794, the fourth son of Dr John Alderson and his wife, Sarah Isabella (née Scott; d. 1805), and was baptized in the Bowl Alley Presbyterian Church, Hull, on 18 April 1795. He received his early education at the school of the ...
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Alderson, Sir James (1794–1882), physician
Robert Harrison
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Arbuthnot [Arbuthnott], John (bap. 1667, d. 1735), physician and satirist
Angus Ross
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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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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Brown, John (bap. 1735, d. 1788), physician
Christopher Lawrence
Brown, John (bap. 1735, d. 1788), physician, the son of Archibald Brown, a weaver at Lintlaws, was baptized in the parish church of Bunckle, Berwickshire, Scotland, on 17 May 1735. His father died when Brown was young and his mother remarried. At the age of five ...
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Brown, John (1810–1882), physician and author
A. C. Cheyne
Brown, John (1810–1882), physician and author, was born in the Secession manse, Biggar, Lanarkshire, on 22 September 1810, the elder son of John Brown (1784–1858), minister of the Secession church there, and his wife, Jane (d. 1816), daughter of William Nimmo, a ...
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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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Crichton, Sir Archibald William (1791–1865), physician in Russia
John H. Appleby
Crichton, Sir Archibald William (1791–1865), physician in Russia, the eldest son of Patrick Crichton (1762–1823) and his wife, Margaret Lambie, was born in Gayfield Square, Edinburgh, on 10 April 1791. His father, a well-known figure, distinguished himself with the army in ...
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Ferriar, John (1761–1815), physician
K. A. Webb
Ferriar, John (1761–1815), physician, son of the Revd Alexander Ferriar (d. 1764), Presbyterian minister, and his wife, Mary Burn, was born at Oxnam, near Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, on 21 November 1761. After his father's death in 1764 the family moved to his mother's native ...
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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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Hawes, William (1736–1808), philanthropist and physician
Carolyn D. Williams
Hawes, William (1736–1808), philanthropist and physician, was born on 28 November 1736 at the Thatched House tavern, midway between Astey's Row and Cross Street, Islington, the son of the landlord, Thomas Hawes. Educated first at John Shield's academy, Islington, he became a scholar at ...
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MacAlister, Sir Donald, first baronet (1854–1934), physician and medical administrator
A. J. Crilly
MacAlister, Sir Donald, first baronet (1854–1934), physician and medical administrator, was born at Earls Dykes East, Perth, on 17 May 1854, the second of the ten children (six boys and four girls) of Donald or Daniel MacAlister (1825–1881), and his wife, Euphemia (...
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Mackenzie, Sir James (1853–1925), physician and medical researcher
F. B. Smith
Mackenzie, Sir James (1853–1925), physician and medical researcher, was the second son and one of the seven children of Robert Mackenzie (1816–1898), a farmer, and his wife, Jean Campbell Menzies (d. 1892). He was born at his father's farm of Pictstonhill at ...
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Mackenzie, John (1803–1886), physician and landowner
H. C. G. Matthew
Mackenzie, John (1803–1886), physician and landowner, was born in Scotland on 23 November 1803, the fourth of the five sons of Sir Hector Mackenzie of Gairloch, fourth baronet (1758–1826), and his second wife, Christian, née Henderson. He was educated at Edinburgh University, graduating as a physician (DM) in 1824, and as a surgeon in 1825; he became a lifelong friend of ...
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Manson, Sir Patrick (1844–1922), physician and parasitologist
J. W. W. Stephens
revised by Mary P. Sutphen
Manson, Sir Patrick (1844–1922), physician and parasitologist, was born on 3 October 1844 at Cromlet Hill, Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, the second son of John Manson, laird of Fingask and manager of the local branch of the British Linen Bank, and his wife, Elizabeth Livingston...
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Marryat, Thomas (1730–1792), physician
Gordon Goodwin
revised by Michael Bevan
Marryat, Thomas (1730–1792), physician, born in London, was descended from a Huguenot family and was educated for the Presbyterian ministry. He possessed great natural talents, a brilliant memory, and a love for literature. His appearance was, to say the least, plain, but his wit, though frequently coarse, was irresistible. From 1747 until 1749 he belonged to a poetical club which met at the ...
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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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Moore, John (1729–1802), physician and writer
H. L. Fulton
Moore, John (1729–1802), physician and writer, second child and eldest son of Charles Moore (1680?–1736), an early moderate Presbyterian minister, and his wife, Marion, daughter of John Anderson the younger of Dowhill, a member of a prominent merchant family in Glasgow, was born at ...
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Parry, Caleb Hillier (1755–1822), physician
S. Glaser
Parry, Caleb Hillier (1755–1822), physician, born at Broad Gates, Gloucester Street, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, on 21 October 1755, was the first child of Joshua Parry (1719–1776), Presbyterian minister, and his wife, Sarah (d. 1786), daughter of Caleb Hillier (1686–1753) of Cirencester. Their daughter ...
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