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W A Alexander MB, CHB, FRCPED 1890 - 1976
He served on RCPE Council and succeeded Sir David Henderson as president in 1951. After demitting office in 1953, he became honorary librarian of the college. The interview was conducted by Angus Stuart is split into 3 parts. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 |
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William
Alister Alexander was born at Wick, Caithness. The son of a doctor,
he graduated in medicine at Edinburgh University in 1912. After junior
hospital appointments in the Royal Infirmary and the Royal Hospital for
Sick Children he served in the RAMC during the First World War, including
almost a year in Malta and two years in the North-west Frontier. After
demobilisation he became assistant in 1920 in the department of pathology
under Professor Lorain Smith. When he decided to switch to clinical work
he held simultaneous appointments at Leith Hospital, the Royal Infirmary
of Edinburgh, and the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, a combination
which remained unique in Edinburgh. Later he worked solely in the Royal
Infirmary, becoming assistant physician in 1927 and physician in charge
of wards in 1936. He retired from his hospital post in 1955.