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William Grieve
Fellow
Date of Fellowship admission: 7 May 1782
William Grieve received his MD from the University of Edinburgh in 1770 with a dissertation on tertiary fevers. He practised in Peebles and from 1783 in Richmond, Surrey. His dissertation was dedicated to William, Earl of March and Ruglen (later 4th Duke of Queensberry), whom he likely served as medical adviser. He was elected MP for Linlithgow Burghs in 1790.
Year of medical qualification
12 September 1770
Date of Licence
1 May 1781
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.