| 词条 | John MacWhirter (physician) |
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Dr John MacWhirter FRSE PRCPE (1783–1854) was a 19th-century Scottish physician who served as President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh from 1831 to 1833. LifeLittle is known of his early life other than he studied Medicine at St Andrews University. He began working in the Indian Medical Service in 1803, attached to the East India Company, being promoted to full Surgeon in 1815. He received his doctorate from St Andrew University in 1816 on his return to Scotland and set up practice as a GP in Edinburgh. In 1824 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh his proposer being Thomas Allan. In 1827 he was President of the Harveian Society.[1] At the time of his Presidency he lived at 4 Ainslie Place in Edinburgh.[2] He died at home, 50 Moray Place in Edinburgh's affluent West End on 13 December 1854.[3] Artistic RecognitionHe was painted by George Chinnery around 1820.[4] FamilyHe married Harriet Ann Reid in Calcutta in 1810.[5] References1. ^{{cite book|title=Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002|date=July 2006|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|isbn=0 902 198 84 X|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf}} {{DEFAULTSORT:McWhirter, John}}{{Scotland-med-bio-stub}}2. ^Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1833–34 3. ^Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1853–54 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/15265/lot/241/|website=bonhams.com|title=Bonhams : George Chinnery, RHA (British, 1774-1852) Dr John Macwhirter (c.1780-1853), wearing black coat, white waistcoat, frilled chemise and tied cravat|accessdate=2017-08-15}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.ancestry.co.uk/boards/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=1&p=surnames.mcwhirter|website=ancestry.co.uk|title=Message Boards|accessdate=2017-08-15}} 5 : 1783 births|1854 deaths|Alumni of the University of St Andrews|Presidents of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh|Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh |
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