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204: 22: 97:, filled the post of physician to the hospital, which he held for 38 years. He resigned it in 1861, when he was appointed consulting physician and one of the vice-presidents. In 1836 he was elected physician to the 246: 214: 266: 251: 83: 256: 60: 261: 134: 219: 182: 48: 113: 74:; but in 1820 he moved to London, took a residence in Ely Place, and on 25 June 1822 was admitted a licentiate of the 94: 70:
being the other. In 1818 Tweedie went into practice in Edinburgh, with the intention of becoming a specialist in
56: 102: 176: 52: 32: 59:, John Henry Wishart. On 1 August 1815 Tweedie took the degree of M.D., and in 1817 became a fellow of the 90: 75: 241: 236: 106: 78:. He became a fellow of the college on 4 July 1838, was conciliarius in 1853, 1854, and 1855, and 98: 71: 79: 138:(London, 1831–5, 4 vols.), of which he was one of the editors. He planned and edited the 175: 230: 208: 67: 148:
Lectures on the Distinctive Characters, Pathology, and Treatment of Continued Fevers
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Tweedie was a voluminous writer. He was joint-author with Charles Gaselee of
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Tweedie was elected one of the two house-surgeons to the Royal Infirmary,
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in 1858 and 1859. In 1866 he was elected an honorary fellow of the
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on 29 August 1794, and received his early education at the
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on 8 February 1838. He died at his residence, Bute Lodge,
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In 1822 Tweedie was appointed assistant physician to the
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People educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh
51:there. In 1809 he began medical studies at the 8: 132:(1832), and was the original planner of the 223:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 186:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 84:King's and Queen's College of Physicians 159: 61:Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 267:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh 252:19th-century Scottish medical doctors 7: 166:Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1817 93:, and in 1824, on the retirement of 14: 220:Dictionary of National Biography 202: 183:Dictionary of National Biography 135:Cyclopædia of Practical Medicine 144:Clinical Illustrations of Fever 130:A Practical Treatise on Cholera 101:; he was also physician to the 191:TWEEDIE, Alexander (1794–1884) 105:, examiner in medicine at the 1: 257:19th-century Scottish writers 193:. Royal College of Physicians 16:Scottish physician and writer 262:Fellows of the Royal Society 114:Fellow of the Royal Society 283: 177:"Tweedie, Alexander"  103:Standard Assurance Company 57:Edinburgh Royal Infirmary 146:(London, 1828), and of 53:University of Edinburgh 112:Tweedie was elected a 25: 91:London Fever Hospital 76:College of Physicians 24: 107:University of London 140:Library of Medicine 215:Tweedie, Alexander 99:Foundling Hospital 72:ophthalmic surgery 26: 80:Lumleian Lecturer 49:Royal High School 30:Alexander Tweedie 274: 224: 206: 205: 187: 179: 167: 164: 282: 281: 277: 276: 275: 273: 272: 271: 227: 226: 212: 203: 174: 171: 170: 165: 161: 156: 126: 43:He was born in 41: 17: 12: 11: 5: 280: 278: 270: 269: 264: 259: 254: 249: 244: 239: 229: 228: 200: 199: 195: 194: 188: 169: 168: 158: 157: 155: 152: 125: 122: 95:John Armstrong 40: 37: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 279: 268: 265: 263: 260: 258: 255: 253: 250: 248: 245: 243: 240: 238: 235: 234: 232: 225: 222: 221: 216: 210: 209:public domain 197: 196: 192: 189: 185: 184: 178: 173: 172: 163: 160: 153: 151: 149: 145: 141: 137: 136: 131: 123: 121: 119: 115: 110: 108: 104: 100: 96: 92: 87: 85: 81: 77: 73: 69: 68:Robert Liston 64: 62: 58: 54: 50: 46: 38: 36: 34: 31: 23: 19: 218: 201: 181: 162: 147: 143: 139: 133: 129: 127: 111: 88: 86:in Ireland. 65: 42: 29: 27: 18: 242:1884 deaths 237:1794 births 198:Attribution 231:Categories 154:References 118:Twickenham 45:Edinburgh 150:(1862). 211::  124:Works 39:Life 217:". 33:FRS 28:Dr 233:: 180:. 213:"

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University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Robert Liston
ophthalmic surgery
College of Physicians
Lumleian Lecturer
King's and Queen's College of Physicians
London Fever Hospital
John Armstrong
Foundling Hospital
Standard Assurance Company
University of London
Fellow of the Royal Society
Twickenham
Cyclopædia of Practical Medicine
"Tweedie, Alexander" 
Dictionary of National Biography
TWEEDIE, Alexander (1794–1884)
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Tweedie, Alexander
Dictionary of National Biography
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1794 births
1884 deaths
People educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh

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