William Lochead

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(sometimes given as Lochhead; c.1753-1815) was a Scottish surgeon and botanist. He served as the curator of the

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in the

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from 1811 to 1815, succeeding his friend

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Life

The son of John Lochead, William was born in Paisley in central Scotland around 1753. He graduated MD from the

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in 1775 and served as a surgeon in

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in the

. In 1791 he was elected a Fellow of the

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. His proposers were John Walker, William Wright and

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. In 1794 he wrote extensively to Rev Dr John Walker concerning

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and the island of

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. He died at St Vincent on 22 March 1815. His post in the Gardens was succeeded by George Caley.

References

Scottish surgeons 1750s births 1815 deaths People from Paisley, Renfrewshire Alumni of the University of Glasgow Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 18th-century Scottish botanists 19th-century Scottish botanists 18th-century Scottish medical doctors 19th-century Scottish medical doctors {{UK-botanist-stub