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James Crawford
Fellow
Date of Fellowship admission: 13 February 1711
James Crawford received his medical degree from the University of Leiden on 6 July 1707, having studied under Boerhaave. He was licensed to practise on 12 December 1710 and admitted as a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh on 13 February 1711 by examination. Crawford served on the committee to revise the 'Edinburgh Pharmacopoeia' on 25 May 1721 and was a member of the Society of Medical Practitioners, founded in 1731. He also lectured in physic and chemistry at the University of Edinburgh.
Year of medical qualification
6 July 1707
Date of Licence
12 December 1710
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.