b. 17 April 1780. d. 10 November 1845. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Physician, classical scholar, translator, and poet. Born in London. Educated at the
University of Edinburgh and Pembroke College, Oxford. Travelled to Italy, Albania,
and Greece (1815-1817). Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. Appointed Chair
of the Practice of Physic at Glasgow (1827). Married twice: Margaret Campbell on 12
April 1800 and Caroline Foote on 28 October 1833. Biographical information: *ODNB*.
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