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Francis Pringle
Fellow
Date of Fellowship admission: 1 December 1704
Francis Pringle received his medical degree from the University of Leiden on 14 July 1702. He was licensed to practise on 21 November 1704 and admitted as a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh on 1 December that same year. Pringle served as President of the College from 1727 until 1731.
Year of medical qualification
14 July 1702
Date of Licence
21 November 1704
Fellowship
The main qualification issued by the College, awarded regularly since the College’s foundation. This qualification was granted based on demonstrated breadth of experience and did not require an individual to pass a certain examination.