M’Donald, William

Education

Professor of Civil and Natural History 12.8.1850-1.1.1875.

Birth/childhood

Born 21.4.1797 son of Donald M’Donald landed proprietor, South Uist and Mary Campbell. [Landowner]

Career

Studied at Edinburgh University - M.D. 1.8.1818.

F.R.C.P.E. 2.2.1836. F.R.S.E. 1820.

Professor of Civil and Natural History 12.8.1850-1.1.1875. [St Andrews University] [University professor]

Lecturer in Comparative Anatomy, Lane’s Medical School, London. [University lecturer]

Publications

[Grandfather of Charles Blair M'Donald, United College 1872-1874]

Death

Died at St Andrews 1.1.1875 (Buried Edinburgh).

Sources

  • Med. Dir.
  • F. Boase, Modern English Biography...1851-1900. 6v. (Truro, 1892-1921)
  • Deaths Reg. St Andrews