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Angus Macdonald (obstetrician)

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In 1878, he published "On The Bearings of Chronic Disease of the Heart Upon Pregnancy, Parturition, and Childbed," a textbook in obstetrics in use for over 50 years. In 1879, he became President of the Obstetrics Society of Edinburgh, which he held until 1881. A group of obstetricians in the UK named
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as a result. However, supported by the local schoolmaster, Arthur Gerrard, and his mother, Margaret Bremner Macdonald, "a woman of character and of vigorous intellect", he won a competitive scholarship to
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Royal College of Physicians Staff (1980). "Letter to Dr Peter W. Howie, Centre for Reproductive Biology, Edinburgh", regarding Angus Macdonald. Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, 11 July 1980.
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During the last four years of his life, Macdonald had a recurrent lung infection. Advised by his physicians to reduce his commitments, he spent a year in the
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Chamberlain, Geoffrey. "Angus Macdonald MD FRCP, FRCS 1836-1885", Archived biographical sketch. Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh: undated.
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In addition to starting a private medical practice, Macdonald lectured frequently and served as the Physician to the
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Macdonald received his general degree (MA) in 1859 and was awarded the Hutton Prize. He spent a year studying
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on 10 February 1886. After his death the house was bought and occupied by a former junior colleague,
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From Witchcraft to Wisdom: A History of Obstetrics and Gynaecology by Geoffrey Chamberlain
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On The Bearings of Chronic Disease of the Heart Upon Pregnancy, Parturition, and Childbed
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Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002
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and the Physician to the Royal Maternity Hospital. He became a fellow of the
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their society the Macdonald Club in his honour, and in 2008 the
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FRCPE (18 April 1836 – 10 February 1886), was a Scottish
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Edinburgh
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University of Edinburgh
Royal Infirmary
Royal College of Surgeons
Royal College of Physicians
The Lancet
Harveian Society of Edinburgh
Royal Society of Edinburgh
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Royal Medical Society

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