GD1/66 John Gregory, medical practitioner

Collection Summary

Reference Code: GB239 GD1/66
Title: Gregory, John
Dates of Creation of Material: 1771-1772
Level of Description: Fonds
Extent and Medium of the Unit of Description: 1 item: bound volume

Name of creator(s): John Gregory (1724-1773), medical practitioner
Biographical History: John Gregory was born in 1724. He studied at Edinburgh, Leiden and Aberdeen, and was Professor of Philosophy at Aberdeen from 1746-1749. He became First Physician to His Majesty in Scotland in 1766. In the same year he became Professor of Medicine at the University of Edinburgh, a post he held until his death in 1773.
Archival History: Unknown
Immediate Source of Acquisition or Transfer: Accessioned pre-1980, no details available

Scope and Content: Bound volume of clinical cases of Dr John Gregory, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 1771-1772
Accruals: No further accessions are expected
System of Arrangement: Chronological within record class

Conditions Governing Access: None
Conditions Governing Reproduction: Reproduction is subject to closure periods and physical condition
Language/Scripts of Material: English

Note: This item was formerly catalogued as LHB1/125/1.

Archivists' Notes: Compiled by Mike Barfoot and Jenny McDermott using existing handlists
Rules or Conventions: Description based on ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description International Council on Archives (2nd edition), 2000
Date(s) of Description: May 2002; revised June 2002