Thomas Grainger Stewart
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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 of Edinburgh
(1889–1891), president of the Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh, president of the medicine section of the British Medical Association
, and Physician-in-Ordinary to the Queen for Scotland.
He wrote several prominent medical works, notably on kidney, lung and nervous diseases, and the popular textbook On the position and prospects of therapeutics: a lecture introductory to a course on materia medica and dietetic (1862).
He was also a literary critic, playwright, and amateur archaeologist.
Edinburgh
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– 3 February, 1900, Edinburgh) was an eminent Scottish physician who served as president of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh was established in the 17th century. While the RCPE is based in Edinburgh, it is by no means just a Scottish professional body - more than half of its 7,700 Fellows, Members, Associates and Affiliates live and practice medicine outside Scotland, in 86...
(1889–1891), president of the Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh, president of the medicine section of the British Medical Association
British Medical Association
The British Medical Association is the professional association and registered trade union for doctors in the United Kingdom. The association does not regulate or certify doctors, a responsibility which lies with the General Medical Council. The association’s headquarters are located in BMA House,...
, and Physician-in-Ordinary to the Queen for Scotland.
He wrote several prominent medical works, notably on kidney, lung and nervous diseases, and the popular textbook On the position and prospects of therapeutics: a lecture introductory to a course on materia medica and dietetic (1862).
He was also a literary critic, playwright, and amateur archaeologist.