William Alison, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Alison

Scottish physician

Date of Birth: 12-Nov-1790

Place of Birth: Burghmuirhead, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 22-Sep-1859

Profession: physician, physiologist

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

William Pulteney Alison FRSE FRCPE FSA (12 November 1790 – 22 September 1859) was a Scottish physician, social reformer and philanthropist.
He was a distinguished professor of medicine at the University of Edinburgh.
He served as president of the Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh (1833), president of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (1836–38), and vice-president of the British Medical Association, convening its meeting in Edinburgh in 1858.