Old Travel Blog Photograph Fordoun Aberdeenshire Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of Fordoun, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Alexander Hamilton was born in Fordoun in 1739, the son of a retired army surgeon. He studied Medicine at St Andrews University in Fife. He began practising as a surgeon in 1762 at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. In 1758 he began as Dr John Straiton's assistant In 1780 he began lecturing in midwifery at Edinburgh University alongside Dr Thomas Young becoming a full Professor in 1783. He had two houses: Blandfield House, a large mansion between Edinburgh and Leith, and a townhouse at St Andrew Street in the city. He was Deacon of the Incorporations of Surgeons in 1776. In 1791 he founded the Edinburgh Lying In Hospital. He resigned his professorship in 1800 and died on 23 May 1802 at his home at 1 St Andrew Street in Edinburgh's New Town. He is buried in St Cuthberts Churchyard at the west end of Princes Street. He lies in a large family vault to the south east of the church, close to the entrance to Princes Street Gardens.



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