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Robert Christison, the Glossary

Sir Robert Christison, 1st Baronet, (18 July 1797 – 27 January 1882) was a Scottish toxicologist and physician who served as president of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (1838–40 and 1846–8) and as president of the British Medical Association (1875).^[1]

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British toxicologists
Burials at the New Calton Burial Ground
Medical jurisprudence
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Alexander Christison

Alexander Christison FRSE (1751–1820) was a Scottish educator and mathematician during the Scottish Enlightenment.

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American Philosophical Society

The American Philosophical Society (APS) is an American scholarly organization and learned society founded in 1743 in Philadelphia that promotes knowledge in the humanities and natural sciences through research, professional meetings, publications, library resources, and community outreach.

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Analytical chemistry

Analytical chemistry studies and uses instruments and methods to separate, identify, and quantify matter.

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Andrew Douglas Maclagan

Sir Andrew Douglas Maclagan PRSE FRCPE FRCSE FCS FRSSA (17 April 1812, in Ayr – 5 April 1900, in Edinburgh) was a Scottish surgeon, toxicologist and scholar of medical jurisprudence. Robert Christison and Andrew Douglas Maclagan are 19th-century Scottish medical doctors, British toxicologists, Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Former members of the Harveian Society of Edinburgh, List of Office Bearers of the Harveian Society of Edinburgh and Harveian Orations, medical jurisprudence, Presidents of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Presidents of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Scottish surgeons.

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Anemia

Anemia or anaemia (British English) is a blood disorder in which the blood has a reduced ability to carry oxygen.

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Baronet

A baronet (or; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (or; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown.

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British Medical Association

The British Medical Association (BMA) is a registered trade union for doctors in the United Kingdom.

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Burke and Hare murders

The Burke and Hare murders were a series of sixteen murders committed over a period of about ten months in 1828 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Christison baronets

The Christison Baronetcy relates to the Christisons of Moray Place in the city of Edinburgh, and was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

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Cockburn Association

The Cockburn Association (Edinburgh's Civic Trust) is one of the world's oldest architectural conservation and urban planning monitoring organisations, founded in 1875.

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David Christison

David Christison FRCPE LLD (25 January 1830–21 January 1912) was a Scottish physician, botanist, writer and antiquary. Robert Christison and David Christison are 19th-century Scottish medical doctors.

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Edinburgh

Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.

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Edinburgh Seven

The Edinburgh Seven were the first group of matriculated undergraduate female students at any British university. Robert Christison and Edinburgh Seven are 19th-century Scottish medical doctors.

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Edith Pechey

Mary Edith Pechey (7 October 1845 – 14 April 1908) was one of the first women medical doctors in the United Kingdom and a campaigner for women's rights.

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Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's national academy of science and letters, judged to be "eminently distinguished in their subject".

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Fever

Fever or pyrexia in humans is a body temperature above the normal range due to an increase in the body's temperature set point in the hypothalamus.

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Greyfriars Kirkyard

Greyfriars Kirkyard is the graveyard surrounding Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Harveian Society of Edinburgh

The Harveian Society of Edinburgh was founded in April 1782 by Andrew Duncan.

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James Stansfeld

Sir James Stansfeld, (5 March 182017 February 1898) was a British Radical and Liberal politician and social reformer who served as Under-Secretary of State for India (1866), Financial Secretary to the Treasury (1869–71) and President of the Poor Law Board (1871) before being appointed the first President of the Local Government Board (1871–74 and 1886).

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John Abernethy (surgeon)

John Abernethy (3 April 1764 – 20 April 1831) was an English surgeon.

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Kidney

In humans, the kidneys are two reddish-brown bean-shaped blood-filtering organs that are a multilobar, multipapillary form of mammalian kidneys, usually without signs of external lobulation.

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Lethal injection

Lethal injection is the practice of injecting one or more drugs into a person (typically a barbiturate, paralytic, and potassium solution) for the express purpose of causing rapid death.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Mathieu Orfila

Mathieu Joseph Bonaventure Orfila (Catalan: Mateu Josep Bonaventura Orfila i Rotger) (24 April 1787 – 12 March 1853) was a Spanish toxicologist and chemist, the founder of the science of toxicology.

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Medical jurisprudence

Medical jurisprudence or legal medicine is the branch of science and medicine involving the study and application of scientific and medical knowledge to legal problems, such as inquests, and in the field of law.

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New Calton Burial Ground

New Calton Burial Ground is a burial ground in Edinburgh.

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Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city of France.

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Pathology

Pathology is the study of disease and injury.

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Patrick Heron Watson

Sir Patrick Heron Watson (5 January 1832 – 21 December 1907) was an eminent 19th-century Scottish surgeon and pioneer of anaesthetic development. Robert Christison and Patrick Heron Watson are 19th-century Scottish medical doctors, Former members of the Harveian Society of Edinburgh, List of Office Bearers of the Harveian Society of Edinburgh and Harveian Orations, medical doctors from Edinburgh and Scottish surgeons.

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Physician

A physician, medical practitioner (British English), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments.

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Physostigma venenosum

Physostigma venenosum, the Calabar bean or ordeal bean, is a leguminous plant, Endemic to tropical Africa, with a seed poisonous to humans.

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Physostigmine

Physostigmine (also known as eserine from éséré, the West African name for the Calabar bean) is a highly toxic parasympathomimetic alkaloid, specifically, a reversible cholinesterase inhibitor.

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Pierre Jean Robiquet

Pierre Jean Robiquet (13 January 1780 – 29 April 1840) was a French chemist.

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Poison

A poison is any chemical substance that is harmful or lethal to living organisms.

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Queen Victoria

Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901.

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Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) is a medical royal college in Scotland.

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Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) is a professional organisation of surgeons.

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Royal High School, Edinburgh

The Royal High School (RHS) of Edinburgh is a co-educational school administered by the City of Edinburgh Council.

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Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (RIE) was established in 1729, and is the oldest voluntary hospital in Scotland.

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Royal Society of Edinburgh

The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) is Scotland's national academy of science and letters.

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Sir Alexander Christison, 2nd Baronet

Sir Alexander Christison, 2nd Baronet (26 August 1828 – 14 October 1918) was a member of the Edinburgh Christison medical dynasty. Robert Christison and Sir Alexander Christison, 2nd Baronet are burials at the New Calton Burial Ground, Former members of the Harveian Society of Edinburgh, medical doctors from Edinburgh, Nobility from Edinburgh and Scottish surgeons.

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Sir William Lawrence, 1st Baronet

Sir William Lawrence, 1st Baronet (16 July 1783 – 5 July 1867) was an English surgeon who became President of the Royal College of Surgeons of London and Serjeant Surgeon to the Queen.

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Sophia Jex-Blake

Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake (21 January 1840 – 7 January 1912) was an English physician, teacher, and feminist.

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The Crown

The Crown broadly represents the state in all its aspects within the jurisprudence of the Commonwealth realms and their subdivisions (such as the Crown Dependencies, overseas territories, provinces, or states).

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The Spectator

The Spectator is a weekly British news magazine focusing on politics, culture, and current affairs.

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Toxicology

Toxicology is a scientific discipline, overlapping with biology, chemistry, pharmacology, and medicine, that involves the study of the adverse effects of chemical substances on living organisms and the practice of diagnosing and treating exposures to toxins and toxicants.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Christison

Also known as Christison, Robert, Sir Robert Christison, 1st Baronet.

Robert Christison, the Glossary

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See also

British toxicologists

Burials at the New Calton Burial Ground

Medical jurisprudence

Presidents of the British Medical Association

Presidents of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

References