50:
42:
123:. In Edinburgh he busied himself in various medical matters. Most notably he strived to reverse his father's anti-female stance in the education of women and more specifically women doctors. He was President of the Scottish Association for the Medical Education of Women. In 1885 he was elected a member of the
146:
He was married twice. First to Jemima Anne (Annie) Cowley Brown (possibly a cousin) who died in 1876, then to
Florence Elworthy (1851-1949) who was considerably his junior. He had one son and two daughters by his first marriage, and two sons and three daughters by the second marriage.
440:
435:
112:. He rose to be Principal of the school in 1865 and also took on a role as Principal of Agra Lunatic Asylum. Still connected to the military by 1879 he was Surgeon General for the entire North-West Provinces.
84:
then studied medicine at the
University of Edinburgh. He gained his doctorate (MD) in 1850 with a thesis on the medical uses of cannabis. In 1851, he obtained a post as assistant surgeon to the Honourable
410:
445:
420:
425:
22:(26 August 1828 – 14 October 1918) was a member of the Edinburgh Christison medical dynasty. He was one of the first doctors to write on the medical benefits of
405:
400:
104:
in 1858, again receiving a campaign medal and clasp. He then gave medical support to the 18th Bengal
Infantry. Late in 1858 he was made superintendent of
430:
395:
249:
115:
He retired in 1882, following the death of his father, and his creation as 2nd baronet, and returned to
Edinburgh. Here he joined his brother
266:"Sir Alexander CHRISTISON b. 28 Aug 1828 Edinburgh, MLN, SCT d. 14 Oct 1918 40 Moray Place, Edinburgh, MLN, SCT: Shetland Family History"
155:
390:
169:
109:
124:
57:
He was born on 26 August 1828 at 63 Northumberland Street in
Edinburgh's New Town the son of Henrietta Sophia Brown and
415:
334:
127:. He was President of the Royal Victoria Hospital from its foundation in 1887. He ran several campaigns to reduce
320:
265:
162:
90:
66:
62:
49:
138:. The grave lies on a south-facing terrace, just west of the main north–south path, towards the centre.
134:
He died at home 40 Moray Place in
Edinburgh on 14 October 1918 aged 90. He is buried with his family in
41:
280:
96:
He served with the 1st
Cavalry 1855 to 1857 and accompanied Meade's Horse regiment at the Mutinies of
385:
380:
150:
His youngest son, Lieutenant
Frederick John Christison (b.1895) was killed on 4 December 1915 in the
74:
350:
135:
86:
343:
81:
58:
161:
He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his oldest son Major Robert
Alexander Christison of the
116:
151:
70:
33:. On return to Scotland he made major advances in achieving medical training for women.
374:
173:
128:
120:
233:
105:
23:
97:
40:
30:
201:
Buildings of
Scotland: Edinburgh by Gifford, McWilliam and Walker
101:
441:
British military personnel of the Indian Rebellion of 1857
436:
British military personnel of the Second Anglo-Burmese War
254:. Library of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
310:
India in Edinburgh: 1750s to the Present by Roger Jeffrey
73:. He was named after his paternal grandfather, Professor
119:
at 40 Moray Place, his parents' large townhouse on the
411:Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
65:. The house was then a new house, designed by
89:and served with the 4th Sikh Infantry in the
8:
446:Members of the Harveian Society of Edinburgh
93:1852/53 winning a campaign medal and clasp.
61:, Professor of Medical Jurisprudence at the
330:
235:A Record of the Edinburgh Harveian Society
421:British East India Company Army officers
232:Watson Wemyss, Herbert Lindesay (1933).
48:
426:Burials at the New Calton Burial Ground
213:British Medical Journal 19 October 1918
185:
154:while serving with the 10th battalion
406:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
301:Christison Grave, New Calton Cemetery
209:
207:
53:Christison grave, New Calton Cemetery
29:He spent most of his working life in
20:Sir Alexander Christison, 2nd Baronet
7:
401:People educated at Edinburgh Academy
251:Minute Books of the Harveian Society
222:Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1885
192:Edinburgh Post office Directory 1828
45:63 Northumberland Street, Edinburgh
14:
156:Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
16:Scottish army surgeon (1828–1918)
335:Baronetage of the United Kingdom
431:Indian Medical Service officers
238:. T&A Constable, Edinburgh.
396:Medical doctors from Edinburgh
1:
125:Harveian Society of Edinburgh
321:"Search Results | CWGC"
108:and lecturer in surgery at
462:
361:
348:
340:
333:
163:Royal Garrison Artillery
91:Second Anglo-Burmese War
391:Nobility from Edinburgh
63:University of Edinburgh
283:. Gravestonephotos.com
54:
46:
52:
44:
75:Alexander Christison
136:New Calton Cemetery
110:Agra Medical School
80:He was educated at
87:East India Company
55:
47:
416:Scottish surgeons
369:
368:
364:Robert Christison
362:Succeeded by
344:Robert Christison
170:Robert Christison
82:Edinburgh Academy
59:Robert Christison
453:
355:(of Moray Place)
341:Preceded by
331:
325:
324:
317:
311:
308:
302:
299:
293:
292:
290:
288:
276:
270:
269:
262:
256:
255:
246:
240:
239:
229:
223:
220:
214:
211:
202:
199:
193:
190:
117:David Christison
461:
460:
456:
455:
454:
452:
451:
450:
371:
370:
365:
358:
353:
346:
329:
328:
319:
318:
314:
309:
305:
300:
296:
286:
284:
278:
277:
273:
264:
263:
259:
248:
247:
243:
231:
230:
226:
221:
217:
212:
205:
200:
196:
191:
187:
182:
152:First World War
144:
71:William Sibbald
39:
17:
12:
11:
5:
459:
457:
449:
448:
443:
438:
433:
428:
423:
418:
413:
408:
403:
398:
393:
388:
383:
373:
372:
367:
366:
363:
360:
347:
342:
338:
337:
327:
326:
312:
303:
294:
279:Charles Sale.
271:
257:
241:
224:
215:
203:
194:
184:
183:
181:
178:
143:
140:
38:
35:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
458:
447:
444:
442:
439:
437:
434:
432:
429:
427:
424:
422:
419:
417:
414:
412:
409:
407:
404:
402:
399:
397:
394:
392:
389:
387:
384:
382:
379:
378:
376:
357:
354:
352:
345:
339:
336:
332:
322:
316:
313:
307:
304:
298:
295:
282:
275:
272:
267:
261:
258:
253:
252:
245:
242:
237:
236:
228:
225:
219:
216:
210:
208:
204:
198:
195:
189:
186:
179:
177:
175:
171:
166:
164:
159:
157:
153:
148:
141:
139:
137:
132:
131:in Scotland.
130:
126:
122:
118:
113:
111:
107:
103:
99:
94:
92:
88:
83:
78:
76:
72:
68:
64:
60:
51:
43:
36:
34:
32:
27:
25:
21:
356:
349:
315:
306:
297:
285:. Retrieved
274:
260:
250:
244:
234:
227:
218:
197:
188:
174:tuberculosis
168:His cousin,
167:
160:
149:
145:
133:
129:tuberculosis
121:Moray Estate
114:
95:
79:
56:
28:
19:
18:
386:1918 deaths
381:1828 births
106:vaccination
67:Robert Reid
375:Categories
359:1882–1918
180:References
176:in 1915.
172:died of
24:cannabis
351:Baronet
98:Gwalior
287:16 May
142:Family
281:"GPR"
31:India
289:2022
102:Agra
100:and
69:and
37:Life
377::
206:^
165:.
158:.
77:.
26:.
323:.
291:.
268:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
