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Samuel Somerville
Fellow
Date of Fellowship admission: 6/November/1849
Samuel Somerville received his medical degree from the University of Edinburgh on 1 August 1836. He served as Treasurer of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and was active in medical charities and Scottish freemasonry. Somerville became a Fellow of the College on 6 November 1849 and died suddenly in 1874.
Year of medical qualification
1/August/1836
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.