William Williams

Who was William Williams?

William Williams FRSE PRCVS was a Welsh veterinary surgeon who served as principal of the Dick Veterinary College in Edinburgh and as president of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. He was the founder and principal of the New Veterinary College, in Gayfield Square, Edinburgh. He wrote several standard works on veterinary science.

Williams was born in Bontnewydd near St Asaph Wales in 1832, qualified MRCVS in Edinburgh, and set up a veterinary practice in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.

Williams married Caroline Owen. He was the father of William Owen Williams, Professor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery at Liverpool University.

Williams died on 12 November 1900, at 1 Crawford Place, Edinburgh. He was interred at Warriston Cemetery.