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Andrew Rae Gilchrist
Prof Andrew Rae Gilchrist CBE Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, PRCPE FRSE Royal College of Physicians, FRCP (7 July 1899 – 1 March 1995) was a Scottish cardiologist who served as President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh 1957 to 1960. He was its longest serving Fellow: 1929 to 1995 (66 years). He did extensive work on Anticoagulant, anti-coagulants. In 1959 he was a co-founder of the British Heart Foundation, a charity raising funds for heart research. Life He was born on 7 July 1899, the only son of Catherine Hill and her husband, Rev Andrew Gilchrist (1871–1954). He was born in Holywood, County Down in Northern Ireland. His parents were Scots and he was sent to George Watson's College in Edinburgh for schooling. At the age of 18 he was conscripted into the Royal Field Artillery and served for the final year of the First World War. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh with an Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in 1921. He was gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Rae Gilchrist
Prof Andrew Rae Gilchrist CBE Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, PRCPE FRSE Royal College of Physicians, FRCP (7 July 1899 – 1 March 1995) was a Scottish cardiologist who served as President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh 1957 to 1960. He was its longest serving Fellow: 1929 to 1995 (66 years). He did extensive work on Anticoagulant, anti-coagulants. In 1959 he was a co-founder of the British Heart Foundation, a charity raising funds for heart research. Life He was born on 7 July 1899, the only son of Catherine Hill and her husband, Rev Andrew Gilchrist (1871–1954). He was born in Holywood, County Down in Northern Ireland. His parents were Scots and he was sent to George Watson's College in Edinburgh for schooling. At the age of 18 he was conscripted into the Royal Field Artillery and served for the final year of the First World War. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh with an Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in 1921. He was gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |