Sir Walter Farquhar, 1st Baronet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sir Walter Farquhar, 1st Baronet

Scottish physician

Date of Birth: 01-Oct-1738

Place of Birth: Garioch, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 30-Mar-1819

Profession: military physician

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Sir Walter Farquhar, 1st Baronet (October 1738 – 30 March 1819) was a prominent Scottish physician of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, whose clientele included many of the leading figures of the day, including the Prince of Wales (later King George IV) and the Prime Minister William Pitt.
Born in Garioch, Farquhar abandoned his medical studies at King's College, Aberdeen to join the British Army as a surgeon during the Seven Years' War.
He later worked as an apothecary in London and qualified as a physician, becoming popular with royalty and politicians and receiving a baronetcy for his services.



Description	British painter
Date of birth/death	4 March 1756	8 July 1823
Location of birth/death	Stockbridge	Edinburgh
Work location	Edinburgh, London
Authority control	: Q561916 VIAF: 24874387 ISNI: 0000 0000 6634 371X ULAN: 500032325 LCCN: n83013586 NLA: 36306862 WorldCat