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and in 1815 Physician to the Forces, before returning to practice in Edinburgh. In 1815 he gained his doctorate (MD) from the
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on 17 June 1788, the son of Francis Shortt (of Courance & White Laird) and his wife, Bridget Smith.
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graduating MB ChB. He joined the British Army in 1806 as assistant surgeon to the
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professionally, but was repeatedly consulted by the other doctors on St Helena.
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in December 1820, during Napoleon's period of exile there. Shortt never saw
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in Scotland and Principal Medical Officer in St Helena, arriving on
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This Scottish biographical article related to medicine is a
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Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
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He married Henrietta Young. They had five children.
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