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William Kennedy
Fellow
Date of Fellowship admission: 4/November/1800
Sir William Kennedy was born circa 1780. He studied in Aberdeen, graduating on 12 April 1800, his diploma signed by Dr William Chisholm of Inverness and Dr Thomas Stephen of Elgin. A medical incident in which Kennedy helped save the life of a child in Inverness is recorded in the 'Annals of Medicine' (1801). Kennedy died in 1824.
Year of medical qualification
12/April/1800
Date of Licence
5/August/1800
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.