Alexander Monro may refer to: *

Alexander Monro (educator) Alexander Monro (1648–1698) was the Principal of the University of Edinburgh from 1685 to 1690. Life Monro was fourth son of Isobel, daughter of Robert Munro, 6th of Coul, 5th of Balconie, and her husband, Hugh Munro, 4th laird of Fyresh. He ...

, Principal of the University of Edinburgh, 1685–1690 *

Alexander Monro (primus) Alexander Monro (19 September 169710 July 1767) was a Scottish surgeon and anatomist. His father, the surgeon John Monro (surgeon), John Monro, had been a prime mover in the foundation of the Edinburgh Medical School and had arranged Alexande ...

(1697–1767), Scottish physician, founder of Edinburgh Medical School *

Alexander Monro (secundus) Alexander Monro of Craiglockhart and Cockburn (22 May 1733 – 2 October 1817) was a Scottish anatomist, physician and medical educator. He is typically known as or Junior to distinguish him as the second of three generations of physicians of ...

(1733–1817), son of previous, Scottish physician and medical educator *

Alexander Monro (tertius) Alexander Monro III of Craiglockhart, FRSE FRCPE FSA (Scot) MWS (5 November 1773 – 10 March 1859), was a Scottish anatomist and medical educator at the University of Edinburgh Medical School. According to his detractors, Monro was an unins ...

(1773–1859), son of previous, Scottish physician, Professor of anatomy

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