Dr John Grieve

Biographical Summary

Grieve, John. ?-21/12/1805. Ref: 647. Male.

• Place of Birth: Peeblesshire.
• Profession: Physician.
• Appointments Held: Physician 1778-83 in the Russian Army; 1785-98 Medical Practice in London; 1798-1801 Physician to Paul, Emperor of Russia; Settled in Russia until his death.
• Undergraduate Studies: MA (Glasgow 1777).
• Postgraduate Studies: MD(Glasgow 1777), LRCP(1786).
• References: Munk 1861, 2, 309; Shapin 210.
• Memberships: FRS (1794), FSA(Corresponding 1790), Edinburgh Physico-Surgical Society (President 1776, Hon 1777), FRSA (1789).
• Date of Election: 26/01/1784.
• Proposers: John Walker, Henry Cullen, James Hutton (Physical Section Minute 08/2/1784 NLS Acc10,000/2).
• Notes: Born 1753.
• 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 389