James Miller (surgeon)
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 Bust of James Miller, by Sir John Steell, Old College, University of Edinburgh | |
| Born | 2 April 1812 Eassie, Angus, Scotland |
| Died | 17 June 1864 (aged 52) Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Other names | Prof Miller |
| Occupation | Scottish surgeon |
James Miller
FRSE (2 April 1812 – 17 June 1864) was a surgeon and medical author in Edinburgh. He was author of the important 19th century textbook, Principles of Surgery. Like his father he became a member of the Free Church of Scotland in 1843 and was a firm believer in temperance
.
Life
He was born on 2 April 1812 in the manse of
Edinburgh University.[1]
From 1832 to 1834 he served as assistant to
Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.[2] During this period he lived at 51 Queen Street, a handsome Georgian townhouse in Edinburgh's First New Town.[3] Dr James Young Simpson was his immediate neighbour. In 1842 Miller was elected a member of the Harveian Society of Edinburgh and served as President in 1860.[4] In 1843 he was elected a member of the Aesculapian Club.[5]
He later moved to 23 York Place, Edinburgh.[6]
He died at Pinkhill House in
Grange Cemetery
in Edinburgh. The grave lies on the northern wall.
Positions held
- Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (1840)
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1842)
- President of the Medico-Chirurgical Society (1856)
- President of the Harveian Society of Edinburgh (1860)
Publications
- Principles of Surgery (1844)
- Practice of Surgery (2 vols: 1844 and 1846)
- Neuenahr A new spa on the Rhine (1861)
Family
He was brother to Robert Miller, Surgeon to the Governor of
Madras.[7]
He married Penelope Garden Campbell Gordon (1813-1873) in 1836. Their daughter, Elizabeth Gordon Miller, married Patrick Heron Watson.
His sons included Dr Alexander Gordon Miller.
References
- ^ "Miller, James (1812-1864) (DNB00) - Wikisource, the free online library". en.wikisource.org. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ "Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 | Biographical Index" (PDF). 29 June 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office directory 1850-51
- ^ Watson Wemyss, Herbert Lindesay (1933). A Record of the Edinburgh Harveian Society. T&A Constable, Edinburgh.
- ^ Minute Books of the Aesculapian Club. Library of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
- ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1840
- ^ "List of fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh [electronic resource] : from the year 1581 to 31st December 1873". Edinburgh : Printed by George Robb. 5 June 1874 – via Internet Archive.
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