Settings18th-century Scottish medical doctors
Alexander Crichton
Sir Alexander Crichton was a Scottish doctor, physician and author.
Sir Alexander Crichton was a Scottish doctor, physician and author.
Alexander Monro (primus)
Alexander Monro (September 19, 1697 – July 10, 1767) was the founder of Edinburgh Medical School.
Alexander Monro (September 19, 1697 – July 10, 1767) was the founder of Edinburgh Medical School.
Alexander Monro (secundus)
Alexander Monro of Craiglockhart and Cockburn was a Scottish anatomist, surgeon and medical educator.
Alexander Monro of Craiglockhart and Cockburn was a Scottish anatomist, surgeon and medical educator.
Alexander Wilson (astronomer)
Alexander Wilson (1714 – 16 October, 1786) was a Scottish surgeon, type-founder, astronomer, mathematician and meteorologist.
Alexander Wilson (1714 – 16 October, 1786) was a Scottish surgeon, type-founder, astronomer, mathematician and meteorologist.
Andrew Duncan, the elder
Andrew Duncan, the elder FRSE FRCPE FSA was a Scottish physician and professor at Edinburgh University.
Andrew Duncan, the elder FRSE FRCPE FSA was a Scottish physician and professor at Edinburgh University.
Andrew Duncan, the younger
Andrew Duncan, the younger was physician and professor at Edinburgh University.
Andrew Duncan, the younger was physician and professor at Edinburgh University.
Andrew Plummer
Andrew Plummer FRCP was a Scottish physician and chemist.
Andrew Plummer FRCP was a Scottish physician and chemist.
Archibald Arnott
Archibald Arnott (18 April 1772, Kirconnel Hall, Ecclefechan, Dumfries, Scotland – 1855, Kirconnel Hall, Ecclefechan, Dumfries, Scotland) was a British Army surgeon best remembered as Napol...
Archibald Arnott (18 April 1772, Kirconnel Hall, Ecclefechan, Dumfries, Scotland – 1855, Kirconnel Hall, Ecclefechan, Dumfries, Scotland) was a British Army surgeon best remembered as Napol...
Archibald Cameron of Locheil
Dr Archibald Cameron of Lochiel was a prominent leader in the Jacobite uprising of 1745 and the last Jacobite to be executed for high treason on June 7, 1753.
Dr Archibald Cameron of Lochiel was a prominent leader in the Jacobite uprising of 1745 and the last Jacobite to be executed for high treason on June 7, 1753.
Archibald Pitcairne
Archibald Pitcairne (25 December 1652 – 20 October 1713) was a Scottish physician.
Archibald Pitcairne (25 December 1652 – 20 October 1713) was a Scottish physician.
Arthur Edmondston
Arthur Edmondston, M.D. (1776?–1841), was a writer on the Shetland Isles.
Arthur Edmondston, M.D. (1776?–1841), was a writer on the Shetland Isles.
Benjamin Bell
Benjamin Bell of Hunthill FRSE FRCSEd is considered to be the first Scottish scientific surgeon.
Benjamin Bell of Hunthill FRSE FRCSEd is considered to be the first Scottish scientific surgeon.
Colin Lauder
Colin Lauder, (1750 – October 25, 1831, Worlds End Close, Edinburgh) was a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and a Burgess of Edinburgh.
Colin Lauder, (1750 – October 25, 1831, Worlds End Close, Edinburgh) was a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and a Burgess of Edinburgh.
David Stuart (Virginia politician)
David Stuart (born August 3, 1753, died circa 1814) was an associate and correspondent of George Washington.
David Stuart (born August 3, 1753, died circa 1814) was an associate and correspondent of George Washington.
David Stuart (Virginia)
David Stuart was an associate and correspondent of George Washington.
David Stuart was an associate and correspondent of George Washington.
Donald Monro
Dr Donald Monro FRS FRSE FRCP a Scottish physician and medical author.
Dr Donald Monro FRS FRSE FRCP a Scottish physician and medical author.
Donald Monro (physician)
Dr Donald Monro FRS FRSE FRCP was a Scottish physician and medical author.
Dr Donald Monro FRS FRSE FRCP was a Scottish physician and medical author.
George Fordyce
George Fordyce was a distinguished Scottish physician, lecturer on medicine, and chemist, who was a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians.
George Fordyce was a distinguished Scottish physician, lecturer on medicine, and chemist, who was a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians.
Gilbert Blane
Sir Gilbert Blane, 1st Baronet FRSE FRS MRCP was a Scottish physician who instituted health reform in the Royal Navy.
Sir Gilbert Blane, 1st Baronet FRSE FRS MRCP was a Scottish physician who instituted health reform in the Royal Navy.
Henry Cullen
Henry Cullen FRSE FRCPE (c.1758-1790) was a Scottish physician.
Henry Cullen FRSE FRCPE (c.1758-1790) was a Scottish physician.
James Carmichael Smyth (physician)
James Carmichael Smyth, FRS (1741 - 18 June 1821) was a Scottish physician and medical writer.
James Carmichael Smyth, FRS (1741 - 18 June 1821) was a Scottish physician and medical writer.
James Currie (physician)
James Currie (31 May 1756 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland – 31 August 1805 in Sidmouth) was a Scottish physician, best known for his anthology and biography of Robert Burns and his medical reports on...
James Currie (31 May 1756 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland – 31 August 1805 in Sidmouth) was a Scottish physician, best known for his anthology and biography of Robert Burns and his medical reports on...
James Douglas (physician)
James Douglas (March 21, 1675 – April 2, 1742) was a Scottish physician and anatomist, and physician to the Queen.
James Douglas (March 21, 1675 – April 2, 1742) was a Scottish physician and anatomist, and physician to the Queen.
James Hutton
James Hutton was a Scottish physician, geologist, naturalist, chemical manufacturer and experimental agriculturalist.
James Hutton was a Scottish physician, geologist, naturalist, chemical manufacturer and experimental agriculturalist.
James Keill
James Keill (1673–1719) was a Scottish physician, philosopher, medical writer and translator.
James Keill (1673–1719) was a Scottish physician, philosopher, medical writer and translator.
James Makittrick Adair
James Makittrick Adair M.D. (1728–1802), a native of Inverness, and youngest son of James Makittrick, held several occupations but is best remembered for his medical ethics and treatment of slav...
James Makittrick Adair M.D. (1728–1802), a native of Inverness, and youngest son of James Makittrick, held several occupations but is best remembered for his medical ethics and treatment of slav...
James Wallace (botanist)
James Wallace was a Scottish physician and botanist.
James Wallace was a Scottish physician and botanist.
John Arbuthnot
John Arbuthnot, often known simply as Dr. Arbuthnot, (baptised April 29, 1667 – February 27, 1735), was a physician, satirist and polymath in London.
John Arbuthnot, often known simply as Dr. Arbuthnot, (baptised April 29, 1667 – February 27, 1735), was a physician, satirist and polymath in London.
John Barclay (anatomist)
John Barclay FRSE FRCPE FRCSE FLS MWS was an eminent Scottish comparative anatomist, extra-mural teacher in anatomy, and director of the Highland Society of Scotland.
John Barclay FRSE FRCPE FRCSE FLS MWS was an eminent Scottish comparative anatomist, extra-mural teacher in anatomy, and director of the Highland Society of Scotland.
John Brown (doctor)
John Brown (1735 – October 17, 1788) was a Scottish physician.
John Brown (1735 – October 17, 1788) was a Scottish physician.
John Clephane
John Clephane, M.D. (died 1758), was a Scottish physician.
John Clephane, M.D. (died 1758), was a Scottish physician.
John Douglas (lithotomist)
John Douglas, an eminent lithotomist, one of the seven sons of William Douglas and his wife, Joan, daughter of James Mason of Park, Blantyre, and brother of Dr James Douglas, physician to the Queen.
John Douglas, an eminent lithotomist, one of the seven sons of William Douglas and his wife, Joan, daughter of James Mason of Park, Blantyre, and brother of Dr James Douglas, physician to the Queen.
John Gregory (moralist)
John Gregory (3 June 1724 – 9 February 1773), a.k.a. John Gregorie, was an eighteenth-century Scottish physician, medical writer and moralist.
John Gregory (3 June 1724 – 9 February 1773), a.k.a. John Gregorie, was an eighteenth-century Scottish physician, medical writer and moralist.
John Hope (botanist)
John Hope was a Scottish physician and botanist.
John Hope was a Scottish physician and botanist.
John Maubray
John Maubray (1700–1732) was a Scottish physician, who practised in London as an early teacher of midwives.
John Maubray (1700–1732) was a Scottish physician, who practised in London as an early teacher of midwives.
John Pringle
Sir John Pringle, 1st Baronet, FRS was a Scottish physician who has been called the "father of military medicine".
Sir John Pringle, 1st Baronet, FRS was a Scottish physician who has been called the "father of military medicine".
John Rutherford (physician)
John Rutherford (1 August 1695 – 1779 in Edinburgh) was a Scottish physician and professor at the University of Edinburgh Medical School.
John Rutherford (1 August 1695 – 1779 in Edinburgh) was a Scottish physician and professor at the University of Edinburgh Medical School.
John Rutherford (professor)
John Rutherford ( * 1 August 1695; † 1779 in Edinburgh) was a Scottish physician and professor at the University of Edinburgh Medical School.
John Rutherford ( * 1 August 1695; † 1779 in Edinburgh) was a Scottish physician and professor at the University of Edinburgh Medical School.
John Struthers (anatomist)
Sir John Struthers, LRCSE, MD, LLD, FRCSE, FRSE was Professor of Anatomy at the University of Aberdeen.
Sir John Struthers, LRCSE, MD, LLD, FRCSE, FRSE was Professor of Anatomy at the University of Aberdeen.
Joseph Black
Joseph Black FRSE FRCPE FPSG (16 April 1728 – 6 December 1799) was a Scottish physician and chemist, known for his discoveries of latent heat, specific heat, and carbon dioxide.
Joseph Black FRSE FRCPE FPSG (16 April 1728 – 6 December 1799) was a Scottish physician and chemist, known for his discoveries of latent heat, specific heat, and carbon dioxide.
Patrick Abercromby
Patrick Abercromby (1656–c.1716), Scottish physician and antiquarian, noted for being physician to King James VII (II of England) and his fervent opposition to the Act of Union between Sco...
Patrick Abercromby (1656–c.1716), Scottish physician and antiquarian, noted for being physician to King James VII (II of England) and his fervent opposition to the Act of Union between Sco...
Robert Brown (botanist)
Robert Brown FRS (21 December 1773 – 10 June 1858) was a Scottish botanist who made important contributions to botany largely through his pioneering use of the microscope.
Robert Brown FRS (21 December 1773 – 10 June 1858) was a Scottish botanist who made important contributions to botany largely through his pioneering use of the microscope.
Robert Sibbald
Sir Robert Sibbald (15 April 1641 – August 1722) was a Scottish physician and antiquary.
Sir Robert Sibbald (15 April 1641 – August 1722) was a Scottish physician and antiquary.
Robert Watt (bibliographer)
Dr Robert Watt was a Scottish physician and bibliographer.
Dr Robert Watt was a Scottish physician and bibliographer.
Sir Gilbert Blane, 1st Baronet
Sir Gilbert Blane, 1st Baronet was a Scottish physician who instituted health reform in the Royal Navy.
Sir Gilbert Blane, 1st Baronet was a Scottish physician who instituted health reform in the Royal Navy.
Sir Walter Farquhar, 1st Baronet
Sir Walter Farquhar, 1st Baronet was a prominent Scottish physician of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, whose clientele included many of the leading figures of the day, includin...
Sir Walter Farquhar, 1st Baronet was a prominent Scottish physician of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, whose clientele included many of the leading figures of the day, includin...
Thomas Charles Hope
Thomas Charles Hope was a Scottish physician and chemist.
Thomas Charles Hope was a Scottish physician and chemist.
William Buchan (physician)
William Buchan was a Scottish physician.
William Buchan was a Scottish physician.
William Crawford (Pennsylvania)
William Crawford (1760 – October 23, 1823) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
William Crawford (1760 – October 23, 1823) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
William Cullen
William Cullen FRS FRSE FRCPE FPSG was a Scottish physician, chemist and agriculturalist, and one of the most important professors at the Edinburgh Medical School, during its heyday as the leadi...
William Cullen FRS FRSE FRCPE FPSG was a Scottish physician, chemist and agriculturalist, and one of the most important professors at the Edinburgh Medical School, during its heyday as the leadi...
William Nisbet (physician)
William Nisbet (1759–1822) was a Scottish physician notable for having authored many widely used medical books that emphasized practice.
William Nisbet (1759–1822) was a Scottish physician notable for having authored many widely used medical books that emphasized practice.
William Wright (botanist)
William Wright (1735–1819) was a Scottish physician and botanist.
William Wright (1735–1819) was a Scottish physician and botanist.