Alexander Peddie
FRSE
Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's national academy of science and letters, judged to be "eminently distinguished in their subject". This soci ...
FRCPE
The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) is a medical royal college in Scotland. It is one of three organisations that sets the specialty training standards for physicians in the United Kingdom. It was established by Royal charter ...
LLD (3 June 1810 – 19 January 1907) was a Scottish physician and author. He was president of the
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) is a medical royal college in Scotland. It is one of three organisations that sets the specialty training standards for physicians in the United Kingdom. It was established by Royal charter ...
from 1877 until 1879, and was co-founder of
Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh
The Royal Hospital for Sick Children was a hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland, specialising in paediatric healthcare. Locally, it was commonly referred to simply as the "Sick Kids". The hospital provided emergency care for children from birth to t ...
.
Life
![The large Peddie monument, Warriston Cemetery](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/The_large_Peddie_monument%2C_Warriston_Cemetery.JPG)
He was the son of
James Peddie, born in Edinburgh. He attended the school of
William Lennie and
Edinburgh High School
The Royal High School (RHS) of Edinburgh is a co-educational school administered by the City of Edinburgh Council. The school was founded in 1128 and is one of the oldest schools in Scotland. It serves 1,200 pupils drawn from four feeder primar ...
. After four years as a bank clerk, he became an apprentice to
James Syme
James Syme (7 November 1799 – 26 June 1870) was a pioneering Scottish surgeon.
Early life
James Syme was born on 7 November 1799 at 56 Princes Street in Edinburgh. His father was John Syme WS of Cartmore and Lochore, estates in Fife ...
. He obtained an M.D. degree from
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh ( sco, University o Edinburgh, gd, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Granted a royal charter by King James VI in 15 ...
in 1835.
Peddie died at his home at 15 Rutland Street, in the West End of Edinburgh, on 19 January 1907.
[Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1906] He is buried with his parents in
Warriston Cemetery
Warriston Cemetery is a cemetery in Edinburgh. It lies in Warriston, one of the northern suburbs of Edinburgh, Scotland. It was built by the then newly-formed Edinburgh Cemetery Company, and occupies around of land on a slightly sloping si ...
in northern Edinburgh. His monument is a small granite stone behind the large Peddie monument (on its north side). His nephew, the architect
John Dick Peddie
John Dick Peddie (24 February 1824 – 12 March 1891) was a Scottish architect, businessman and a Liberal Party politician.
Biography
John Dick Peddie and his twin brother William were the second and third sons of James Peddie WS and Margaret Di ...
, lies adjacent.
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Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
19th-century Scottish medical doctors
Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Medical doctors from Edinburgh
People educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh
Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
Scottish surgeons
1810 births
1907 deaths