Alexander Peddie

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LLD (3 June 1810 – 19 January 1907) was a Scottish physician and author. He was president of the

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from 1877 until 1879, and was co-founder of

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Life

The large Peddie monument, Warriston Cemetery

He was the son of James Peddie, born in Edinburgh. He attended the school of William Lennie and

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. After four years as a bank clerk, he became an apprentice to

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. He obtained an M.D. degree from

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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

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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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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Peddie, Alexander 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