| 词条 | William Wood (Scottish surgeon) |
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Dr William Wood PRCSE FRSE (1782–1858) was a 19th-century Scottish surgeon who twice served as President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, twice as President of the Medico-Chirurgical Society and once as President of the Harveian Society. LifeHe was born at Horse Wynd on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh on 13 September 1782[1] He was educated at the High School in Edinburgh then studied Medicine at Edinburgh University. He was licensed as a surgeon in 1805. He began living and practicing from 9 South Hanover Street in the same year.[2] In 1822 he replaced John Henry Wishart as President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He served a second term from 1826 to 1828, being replaced by John Gairdner. In 1831 he was joined by his newly qualified son, Andrew, both operating from premises at 87 George Street in Edinburgh's First New Town close to their home at 42 South Hanover Street.[3] In 1824 he elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh his proposer being Robert Graham.[4] He died at home, 24 Stafford Street in western Edinburgh on 3 September 1858. He is buried in Restalrig churchyard in eastern Edinburgh, beside Alexander Wood, Lord Wood, his uncle. The grave is on the south side of the church. FamilyHe married Mary Oswald Gillespie around 1805. Their sons included Dr John Gillespie Wood (1816-1875), Dr Andrew Wood and Thomas Wood (who died in Ceylon in 1879). References1. ^Grave of William Wood, Restalrig Churchyard {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Wood, William}}{{Scotland-med-bio-stub}}2. ^Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1806 3. ^Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1834 4. ^{{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}} 7 : 1782 births|1858 deaths|People from Edinburgh|Scottish surgeons|Alumni of the University of Edinburgh|Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh|Presidents of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh |
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