George Augustus Borthwick

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Dr George Augustus Borthwick FRSE FRCSE FSA (1784-1844) was a Scottish physician and surgeon. He was Physician to the Royal Dispensary in Edinburgh and helped to establish the Edinburgh Eye Dispensary.

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Life

He was born in 1784.[ citation needed ]In 1808 he received his doctorate from the University of Edinburgh.

In 1820 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet, Sir George Steuart Mackenzie, and John Borthwick of Crookston (thought to be a brother or cousin). [1] At this time he was living at 83 George Street in Edinburgh's New Town. [2] In 1821 he was elected a member of the Aesculapian Club. [3] In 1821 Borthwick was also elected a member of the Harveian Society of Edinburgh and served as President in 1826. [4] In May 1831 he was commissioned as a Surgeon into the Royal Midlothian Yeoman Cavalry. [5]

He is buried in the grave of his son-in-law, Robert Lee, Lord Lee in Dean Cemetery in western Edinburgh. [6] The grave lies on the south wall of the first northern extension, towards the south-west.

Family

In March 1821 he married Janet Kinnear. They had at least five children, including George and Fearne Borthwick. [7]

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References

  1. Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN   0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  2. Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1820-21
  3. Minute Books of the Aesculapian Club. Library of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
  4. Watson Wemyss, Herbert Lindesay (1933). A Record of the Edinburgh Harveian Society. T&A Constable, Edinburgh.
  5. London Gazette May 1831
  6. "Robert Lee grave monument details at Dean 2a Cemetery, Edinburgh, Lothian,Scotland". www.gravestonephotos.com.
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