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Robert Crawfurd
Fellow
Date of Fellowship admission: 29 November 1681
Robert Crawfurd was one of the original twenty-one Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh when it was incorporated by royal charter on 29 November 1681. His name was written eighth on the charter. Crawfurd received his medical degree from the University of Leiden in 1668. Alongside Thomas Burnet, he was elected in February 1682 to serve the poor of the city and helped to organise the first dispensary in Great Britain. Crawfurd was also appointed to a committee for the 'Edinburgh Pharmacopoeia' in March 1682. He died in 1699.
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.