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John Stevenson
Fellow
Date of Fellowship admission: 5 August 1729
John Stevenson received his undergraduate degree from the University of Harderwijk in June 1710 and his MD from the University of Glasgow on 21 March 1727. He was licensed to practise on 6 May 1729 and admitted as a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh on 5 August that same year. Stevenson was a member of the Edinburgh Philosophical Society in 1739.
Year of medical qualification
21 March 1727
Type of medical qualification
MD
Date of Licence
6 May 1729
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.