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Bisset, Charles (1717–1791), physician and military engineer  

H. M. Chichester

revised by Claire E. J. Herrick

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23 September 2004
Published online:
23 September 2004

Bisset, Charles (1717–1791), physician and military engineer, was born at Glenalbert, near Dunkeld, Perthshire, the son of a lawyer who specialized in Scots law. He studied medicine in Edinburgh and in 1740 was appointed second surgeon of the military hospital, Jamaica. He later served on board ...

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Gregorie [Gregory], David (1625–1720), physician and inventor of a cannon  

James Burnley

revised by Paul Lawrence

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Published in print:
23 September 2004
Published online:
23 September 2004

Gregorie [Gregory], David (1625–1720), physician and inventor of a cannon, son of the Revd John Gregorie, minister of Drumoak in Aberdeenshire, and elder brother of James Gregory (1638–1675), was born on 20 December 1625. His early education was probably undertaken by his mother, ...