James Begbie
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1798 – 1869
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Who was James Begbie?
James Begbie FRSE FRCPE FRCSE was a Scottish medical doctor who served as president of the Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh and as president of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
He was among the first physicians to give a detailed description of exophthalmic goitre, currently known as Graves disease. He is also related to the study of Dubini's disease, the old name for myoclonic epidemic encephalitis.
His son James Warburton Begbie was also an eminent physician.
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- Born
- 1798
Edinburgh - Education
- University of Edinburgh
- Lived in
- Edinburgh
- Died
- Aug 26, 1869
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on July 23, 2013
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