William Pitcairn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Pitcairn

British doctor

Date of Birth: 09-May-1712

Place of Birth: Dysart, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 25-Nov-1791

Profession: physician, botanist

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

William Pitcairn (9 May 1712– 25 November 1791) was a Scottish physician and botanist. He was born in Dysart, Fife, the second son of the Revd David Pitcairn.
He studied first at the University of Leiden and then at the University of Rheims, where he was awarded his MD.
He then sent to England and obtained a second degree in medicine from Oxford University in 1749. He moved to London and became physician to St Bartholomew's Hospital.
He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and gave their Goulstonian lectures in 1752.
He became their President from 1775 to 1784.He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1770 as someone " distinguished by his application to Botany and success in rearing scarce and foreign plants" He died in Islington, London on 25 November 1791 and was buried in a vault in the church of St Bartholomew the Less, London within the hospital walls.

John Jones (–1797)
Alternative names	J. Jones
Description	English graphic artist
Date of birth/death	1755 / 1745	1797
Location of birth/death		London
Work period	1780-1791
Work location	London
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Alternative names	Sir Joshua Reynolds
Description	British painter
Date of birth/death	16 July 1723	23 February 1792
Location of birth/death	Plympton	London
Work location	London, Plympton, Italy
Authority control	: Q194402 VIAF: 27081216 ISNI: 0000 0001 0881 5237 ULAN: 500004539 LCCN: n84168483 NLA: 35449606 WorldCat