SettingsScottish medical writers
Alexander Hunter
Alexander Hunter was a Scottish physician, known also as a writer and editor.
Alexander Hunter was a Scottish physician, known also as a writer and editor.
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.
Allan Burns (physician)
Allan Burns (18 September 1781 – 22 June 1813) was a Scottish surgeon and physician.
Allan Burns (18 September 1781 – 22 June 1813) was a Scottish surgeon and physician.
Andrew Balfour
Sir Andrew Balfour KCMG, CB, LL D was a Scottish Medical Officer who specialised in tropical medicine.
Sir Andrew Balfour KCMG, CB, LL D was a Scottish Medical Officer who specialised in tropical medicine.
Andrew Combe
Andrew Combe, Scottish physician and phrenologist; was born in Edinburgh on the October 27, 1797, and was a younger brother of George Combe.
Andrew Combe, Scottish physician and phrenologist; was born in Edinburgh on the October 27, 1797, and was a younger brother of George Combe.
Andrew Duncan (physician)
Andrew Duncan FRSE FRCPE FSA was a Scottish physician.
Andrew Duncan FRSE FRCPE FSA was a Scottish physician.
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 Whyte Barclay
Andrew Whyte Barclay M.D. (1817–1884), was a Scottish physician.
Andrew Whyte Barclay M.D. (1817–1884), was a Scottish physician.
Angus Macdonald (obstetrician)
Angus Macdonald MD, (April 18, 1836 - February 10, 1886), was a Scottish physician and lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, and President of the Edinburgh Obstetrical Society from 1879-81.
Angus Macdonald MD, (April 18, 1836 - February 10, 1886), was a Scottish physician and lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, and President of the Edinburgh Obstetrical Society from 1879-81.
Archibald Robertson (physician)
Archibald Robertson FRS FRSE (3 December 1789 – 19 October 1864) was a Scottish physician and medical writer who had a short but notable military career, followed by a long private practice.
Archibald Robertson FRS FRSE (3 December 1789 – 19 October 1864) was a Scottish physician and medical writer who had a short but notable military career, followed by a long private practice.
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.
Charles Bell
Sir Charles Bell was a Scottish surgeon, anatomist, neurologist and philosophical theologian.
Sir Charles Bell was a Scottish surgeon, anatomist, neurologist and philosophical theologian.
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.
Francis Home
Francis Home FRSE FRCPE was a Scottish physician who made the first attempt to vaccinate against measles.
Francis Home FRSE FRCPE was a Scottish physician who made the first attempt to vaccinate against measles.
George Ballingall
Sir George Ballingall was a Scottish physician and surgeon.
Sir George Ballingall was a Scottish physician and surgeon.
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 Crichton-Browne
Sir James Crichton-Browne MD FRS was a leading British psychiatrist famous for studies on the relationship of mental illness to brain injury - and for the development of public health policies...
Sir James Crichton-Browne MD FRS was a leading British psychiatrist famous for studies on the relationship of mental illness to brain injury - and for the development of public health policies...
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 Spence (surgeon)
James Spence was a Scottish surgeon.
James Spence was a Scottish surgeon.
John Aitkin (surgeon)
John Aitkin MD (fl. 1770–1790) was a Scottish surgeon.
John Aitkin MD (fl. 1770–1790) was a Scottish surgeon.
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 Ferriar
John Ferriar (1761, near Jedburgh, Roxburghshire - 4 February 1815), was a Scottish physician and a poet, most noted for his leadership of the Manchester Infirmary, and his studies of the causes...
John Ferriar (1761, near Jedburgh, Roxburghshire - 4 February 1815), was a Scottish physician and a poet, most noted for his leadership of the Manchester Infirmary, and his studies of the causes...
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 Lizars
John Lizars was a Scottish surgeon and anatomist.
John Lizars was a Scottish surgeon and anatomist.
John Martin Munro Kerr
John Martin Munro Kerr (5 December 1868 – 7 October 1960) was Reguis Professor of Midwifery at the University of Glasgow from 1927 to 1934.
John Martin Munro Kerr (5 December 1868 – 7 October 1960) was Reguis Professor of Midwifery at the University of Glasgow from 1927 to 1934.
Malcolm Kendrick
Malcolm Kendrick is a Scottish doctor and author of The Great Cholesterol Con.
Malcolm Kendrick is a Scottish doctor and author of The Great Cholesterol Con.
Margaret Todd (doctor)
Margaret Todd was a Scottish writer and doctor who in 1913 suggested the term "isotope" to chemist Frederick Soddy.
Margaret Todd was a Scottish writer and doctor who in 1913 suggested the term "isotope" to chemist Frederick Soddy.
Morag Crichton Timbury
Morag Crichton Timbury FRSE FRCP FRCPath (born c. 1930) is a Scottish medical virologist, bacteriologist and science writer.
Morag Crichton Timbury FRSE FRCP FRCPath (born c. 1930) is a Scottish medical virologist, bacteriologist and science writer.
Patrick Anderson (physician)
Patrick Anderson (fl. May 9, 1618– January 1, 1635), was a physician and author.
Patrick Anderson (fl. May 9, 1618– January 1, 1635), was a physician and author.
R. D. Laing
Ronald David Laing (7 October 1927 – 23 August 1989) was a Scottish psychiatrist who wrote extensively on mental illnessin particular, the experience of psychosis.
Ronald David Laing (7 October 1927 – 23 August 1989) was a Scottish psychiatrist who wrote extensively on mental illnessin particular, the experience of psychosis.
Sir James Carmichael Smyth, 1st Baronet
Sir James Carmichael Smyth, 1st Baronet KCH CB (22 February 1779 – 4 March 1838) was a British colonial administrator.
Sir James Carmichael Smyth, 1st Baronet KCH CB (22 February 1779 – 4 March 1838) was a British colonial administrator.
Sir James Carmichael-Smyth, 1st Baronet
Sir James Carmichael-Smyth, 1st Baronet KCH, CB was a British colonial administrator.
Sir James Carmichael-Smyth, 1st Baronet KCH, CB was a British colonial administrator.
Thomas Grainger Stewart
Sir Thomas Grainger Stewart FRSE FRCPE (23 September, 1837, Edinburgh - 3 February, 1900, Edinburgh) was an eminent Scottish physician who served as president of the Royal College of Physicians...
Sir Thomas Grainger Stewart FRSE FRCPE (23 September, 1837, Edinburgh - 3 February, 1900, Edinburgh) was an eminent Scottish physician who served as president of the Royal College of Physicians...
William Aitken (pathologist)
Sir William Aitken was a Scottish pathologist.
Sir William Aitken was a Scottish pathologist.
William Alison
William Pulteney Alison FRSE FRCPE FSA (Scot) (1790-1859) was a Scottish physician, social reformer and philanthropist.
William Pulteney Alison FRSE FRCPE FSA (Scot) (1790-1859) was a Scottish physician, social reformer and philanthropist.
William Buchan (physician)
William Buchan was a Scottish physician.
William Buchan was a Scottish physician.
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.