William Alison
Physician, Deceased Person
1790 – 1859
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Who was William Alison?
William Pulteney Alison FRSE FRCPE FSA was a Scottish physician, social reformer and philanthropist. He was a distinguished professor of medicine at Edinburgh University. He served as president of the Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh, president of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, and vice-president of the British Medical Association, convening its meeting in Edinburgh in 1858.
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- Born
- Nov 12, 1790
Burghmuirhead - Parents
- Profession
- Education
- University of Edinburgh
- Died
- Sep 22, 1859
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on July 23, 2013
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