Sir John Rose Cormack

Biographical Summary

CORMACK, SIR JOHN ROSE. 01/03/1815-13/05/1882. Ref: 350. Male.

• Titles and British Honours: Knight(1872).
• Place of Birth: Stow Manse, Midlothian.
• Place of Death: Rue St.-Honore, Paris, France.
• Profession: Physician, Medical Journalist.
• Appointments Held: Physician 1842-, Fever Hospital and Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh; Physician 1869-, British Embassy, Paris later Physician to Hertford British Hospital, Paris.
• Schools and Tutors: High School, Edinburgh.
• Undergraduate Studies: MD (Edinburgh 1837, Paris 1870).
• Marital Status: Married (1842) Miss Hine d.1882.
• Father: Rev John Cormack, Minister of Stow, Midlothian.
• References: DNB 12, 1887, 221-2; BMJ 1882 (1) 761; Proc Roy Soc Edinb, 14,1886-7,(53-8); A Boyle et. al. Scotland's Cultural Heritage 4, 1983.
• Memberships: FRCP(1872), FRCS(1872), FRCPE(1841).
• Date of Election: 06/02/1843.
• Proposers: Sir Robert Christison, 1/12/1842, (ms Proposal NLS Acc 10,000/46). (Billet 23/1/1843).
• Notes: 1841-55 founded & edited Edinburgh Monthly Journal of Medical Science, London Medical Journal, & The Associated Medical Journal.
• 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. I. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. page 205

Other References

• "John Rose (Sir) Cormack", Munk's Roll, Royal College of Physicians of London