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INDIVIDUAL PRACTITIONER
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Anderson, James (Mr)
Surgeon and horticulturist
(1738 - 1809)
Born at Long Hermiston near Edinburgh, James Anderson was the son of Andrew Anderson, a local doctor. Following his education at the Ratho village school, Anderson studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh. He then became a surgeon on an East India Company ship in 1759, a position he took up again in 1761. He was an assistant surgeon in the Madras presidency in India in 1765. In 1781, Anderson was appointed surgeon-general, and after the formation of the Madras Medical Board in 1786 was elected its first president. He eventually became physician-general.
Referred to as: AndersonDEP/DUA/1/32/03
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Anderson, James (Mr)
Surgeon and horticulturist
(1738 - 1809)
Born at Long Hermiston near Edinburgh, James Anderson was the son of Andrew Anderson, a local doctor. Following his education at the Ratho village school, Anderson studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh. He then became a surgeon on an East India Company ship in 1759, a position he took up again in 1761. He was an assistant surgeon in the Madras presidency in India in 1765. In 1781, Anderson was appointed surgeon-general, and after the formation of the Madras Medical Board in 1786 was elected its first president. He eventually became physician-general.
Referred to as: Anderson
DEP/DUA/1/32/03
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Anderson, James (Mr)
