Cullen

The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

 

People [PERS ID:2613]

FieldData
ID2613
TitleEarl
First NameAlexander
Middle Name/Initial(s)
Last NameLindsay
Maiden Name
AKAof Balcarres; Lord Balcarres; 6th Earl of Balcarres
GenderMale
OccupationArmy officer; industrialist; later Governor of Jamaica
Medical Professional?Unknown

Birth/Death

Birth/Death 
Birth (year) 1752
Date of death (year) 1825

Notes

 
At present no additional information available.

Cases that this person appears in:

CountCase IDCase Name
1Case 330Case of John Glassford, the 'Tobacco Lord' who suffers from a long-term stomach complaint which eventually proves fatal. Includes post-mortem report. Internal reference implies he was Cullen's patient in 1768, though no letters are extant.
2Case 1576Case of Major Hutchison Dunlop who is to be bled, blistered and given a cooling mixture.