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Robert Lucas
Fellow
Date of admission as Member: 5/November/1878
Date of Fellowship admission: 3/May/1892
Robert Lucas was born in 1846, the son of Dr John Lucas. He graduated MD from the University of Edinburgh in 1870 and was admitted as a Member of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1878, becoming a Fellow in 1892. He was also a member of the Medico-Chirurgical Society and the Obstetrical Society of Edinburgh. He entered military service in 1869 and was appointed Assistant Surgeon to the Edinburgh County Militia, later rising to the rank of Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel. He lived for much of his life in Dalkeith, where he was active in civic affairs, serving on the School Board and as Provost from 1902. He died in 1905.
Year of medical qualification
1870
Type of medical qualification
MD
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.