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of Edinburgh. He took his Doctorate in Medicine at Glasgow in 1801, having previously obtained the degree of Master of Arts. In 1804 he was appointed, on the resignation of Dr. Birkbeck, Professor at the Andersonian University, where for many years he was an eloquent Lecturer on Chemistry, Natural Philosophy, Materia Medica, and Mechanics, and was most successful in his Class experiments. Among his Pupils are found the names of Mr. William Fairbairn, Mr. Nielson, Mr. Monteath, Mr.
