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Dr Alexander Hamilton, professor of midwifery
Kay, John, 1786, Etching
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Dr Alexander Hamilton, professor of midwifery
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Dr Alexander Hamilton walks past two women wearing elaborate hats decorated with ribbons. One of the women holds a muff.
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Kay, John
Date
1786
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8 x 5 cm
Type
Etching
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Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Alexander Hamilton was born in 1739. In 1758 he became assistant to John Straiton, surgeon, of Edinburgh, in 1762 he became a member of the Edinburgh College of Surgeons. He became a member of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. In 1772 he was elected physician to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Towards the end of a long career he was appointed professor of midwifery in the University of Edinburgh.
He was the author of a number of treatises on the theory and practice of midwifery and on the treatment of the diseases of women.
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