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INDIVIDUAL PRACTITIONER
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Spens, Nathaniel (Dr)
Physician
(1728 - 1815)
Born in Fife, Spens studied medicine at the University of St Andrews before moving to Edinburgh to practise. He became a member of the Incorporation of Surgeons in 1751. After practising in Edinburgh, Spens became steadily more interested in the practice of physic, becoming a Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1773 and a Fellow of the College the following year, going on to be Treasurer. Spens was a member of the Royal Company of Archers, which is said to be the first military body in the service of the British Crown to adapt tartan in their uniform.
Referred to as: SpensDEP/DUA/1/36/35
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Spens, Nathaniel (Dr)
Physician
(1728 - 1815)
Born in Fife, Spens studied medicine at the University of St Andrews before moving to Edinburgh to practise. He became a member of the Incorporation of Surgeons in 1751. After practising in Edinburgh, Spens became steadily more interested in the practice of physic, becoming a Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1773 and a Fellow of the College the following year, going on to be Treasurer. Spens was a member of the Royal Company of Archers, which is said to be the first military body in the service of the British Crown to adapt tartan in their uniform.
Referred to as: Spens
DEP/DUA/1/36/35
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Spens, Nathaniel (Dr)
