David Maclagan

Biographical Summary

Maclagan, David. 08/02/1785-06/06/1865. Ref: 977. Male.

• Place of Birth: Edinburgh.
• Place of Death: 129 George Street, Edinburgh.
• Profession: Surgeon.
• Appointments Held: Military Surgeon, see notes. Practicing Surgeon in Edinburgh 1816-; Consutlant Surgeon, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, 1848-Consulting Physician.
• Schools and Tutors: High School, Edinburgh.
• Undergraduate Studies: MD (Edinburgh 1805), MRCS (1807).
• Marital Status: Miss Whiteside.
• Family: Sons Sir Andrew Douglas Maclagan FRSE 1812-1900, Robert Maclagan, FRSE 1820-c1893 and David Maclagan FRSE 1824-83.
• Father: Robert Maclagan.
• Other Family: grandfather of Robert Craig Maclagan, FRSE 1839-1919.
• War Service: Napoleonic Wars. Surgeon, 91st Regiment at Walcheren; Staff-surgeon 1810-13 9th Portuguese Brigade at Badajos, Salamanca, Vittoria, the Pyranees, the Nivelle, and the Nive.
• References: Proc Roy Soc Edinb, 5, 1862-6, 476-7; S Devlin-Thorp Scotland's Cultural Heritage, 1,1981.
• Memberships: FRCPE (1848,President 1856-8), FRCSE (1816,President 1826),FSAScot(1826), Medico-Chirurgical Society (President 1840).
• Date of Election: 04/02/1828.
• Proposers: Sir John Robison, November 1827, (ms Proposal, NLS Acc. 10,000/43).Billet 7/1/1828, 21/1/1828, 4/2/1828.
• Service to the RSE: Councillor 1841-4, 1855-8.
• Fellow Type: OF.

SOURCE: Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Biographical index of former fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783-2002: Biographical Index. II. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. page 600