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Alexander Gillespie
Alexander Gillespie FRSE, FRCSEd (21 March 1776 – 2 September 1859) was a Scottish surgeon. He is one of the few persons to have served two non-consecutive periods as President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He was President from 1810 to 1812 and again from 1818 to 1820. Early life and education Alexander Gillespie was born in Ayr, the son of Dr Thomas Gillespie, an Ayrshire physician, and his wife Jean Gillespie (née Thomson). He became a Licentiate (degree), Licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1794 and a Fellow in 1803. He obtained the degree of MD from the University of St Andrews Medical School in 1822, some 28 years after he began to practise medicine. This was common practice at this time with the St Andrews degrees being conferred on the basis of a written testimonial and payment of a fee, without the need for the candidate visiting St Andrews Like many practitioners of his day he combined surgery with general practice. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Gillespie may refer to: * Gillespie (surname), including a list of people who share the name Places United Kingdom * Gillespie Road, a road in Highbury, London, England * Gillespie Road, the former name of Arsenal tube station, Highbury, London, England * Gillespie Park, London Borough of Islington * James Gillespie's High School, Edinburgh, Scotland United States * Gillespie, Arizona * Gillespie, Illinois * Gillespie, New Jersey * Gillespie County, Texas * Gillespie Field, a county-owned public-use airport near San Diego, California Other places * Gillespie Lake, a dried lake on Yellowknife Bay, Mars, planet Mars near Yellowknife Bay Other uses * Gillespie algorithm, for solving stochastic equations * Gillespie, Kidd & Coia, a Scottish architectural firm * Gillespie syndrome, a rare genetic disorder * ''Gillespie'', a novel by the Scottish writer John MacDougall Hay See also * {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
