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People [PERS ID:312]

Field	Data
ID	312
Title	Dr
First Name	John
Middle Name/Initial(s)
Last Name	Hope
Maiden Name
AKA
Gender	Male
Occupation	Physician and Lecturer in Botany
Medical Professional?	Medical Professional

Birth/Death

Birth/Death
Birth (year)	1725
Date of death (year)	1786

Notes


The son of surgeon Robert Hope, he was a distinguished physician and botanist. He studied at the universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow as well as studying botany under Bernard de Jussieu at the University of Paris, eventually graduating with an MD from the University of Glasgow in 1750. In 1760, he succeeded Charles Alston as Professor of Botany and Materia Medica at the University of Edinburgh, and in 1762 elected a fellow of the RCPE. His greatest passion, however, was botany; he served as king's botanist for Scotland and established the Royal Botanical Garden in Edinburgh. He was a physician in the Royal Infirmary, and from 1784 until his death in 1786, served as President of the RCPE. He married Juliana, daughter of John Stevenson, in 1760; they had five children, including the physician and chemist Thomas Charles Hope (1766-1844). His death is mentioned in a letter from Thomas Logan to William Logan, saying "he was a sincere friend". Hope and Cullen sometimes undertook joint consulations.

The son of surgeon Robert Hope, he was a distinguished physician and botanist. He studied at the universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow as well as studying botany under Bernard de Jussieu at the University of Paris, eventually graduating with an MD from the University of Glasgow in 1750. In 1760, he succeeded Charles Alston as Professor of Botany and Materia Medica at the University of Edinburgh, and in 1762 elected a fellow of the RCPE. His greatest passion, however, was botany; he served as king's botanist for Scotland and established the Royal Botanical Garden in Edinburgh. He was a physician in the Royal Infirmary, and from 1784 until his death in 1786, served as President of the RCPE. He married Juliana, daughter of John Stevenson, in 1760; they had five children, including the physician and chemist Thomas Charles Hope (1766-1844). His death is mentioned in a letter from Thomas Logan to William Logan, saying "he was a sincere friend". Hope and Cullen sometimes undertook joint consulations.

Cases that this person appears in:

Count	Case ID	Case Name
1	Case 1	Case of the Reverend Mr Cuthbert Allen of Wooler, suffering from consumption, and later anasarca and a hernia to his scrotum.
2	Case 20	Case of Mrs Douglas, weakening with a chest complaint.
3	Case 79	Case of John, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun, who in the 1750s reports a persistent cough and other effects of 'the Epidemic', including 'Lowness and Oppression'. In 1777 he is being treated for a recurring 'watery tumour'.
4	Case 121	Case of Mrs Campbell who has had several miscarriages and who is diagnosed as having a 'weak uterine system'.
5	Case 368	Case of David McLean who sends a very long account of his various 'nervous' symptoms following an injury to his foot; later, in 1784, he contacts Cullen again over the ill-effects of living in a damp house.
6	Case 524	Case of Miss Margaret Douglas who has recently been in extremis with a pulmonary condition (consumption).
7	Case 621	Case of Colonel Skene's brother Captain David Skene, who is given detailed instructions on taking medicines sent to relieve him of his 'feverish fits'. This patient presents different symptoms in later years.
8	Case 659	Case of Miss Betty Binning who has an abdominal disorder with increasing fluid retention associated with a menstrual irregularity.
9	Case 746	Case of Lord Dalzell who has a protracted illness which includes pains in abdomen.
10	Case 1124	Case of Sir Adolphous Oughton, who is given directions on increasing his perspiration.
11	Case 1152	Case of Captain Green who has had stomach pains and is given detailed advice on taking a journey for his health.
12	Case 1222	Case of Miss Amelia Clephane who in late-1779 is thought to have a temporary 'affection of the stomach and nerves'; in 1783 Cullen detects no particular disorder, but provides a regimen to manage her 'weak nerves'.
13	Case 1380	Case of Miss Ross whose illness is attributed to an internal glandular 'obstruction'.
14	Case 1447	Case of 'Mr Y. Z' who is being advised by Cullen and 'J.H.' [probably Dr John Hope].
15	Case 1606	Case of James Haig, a medical practitioner, who is much improved, but for a little hoarseness.
16	Case 1954	Case of the Hon. Mr Murray of Aiton who has a pectoral complaint and an unspecified disorder of his leg.
17	Case 1998	Case of Mrs Murray who has a swollen leg.
18	Case 1999	Case of Hector Turnbull, who has a stomach disorder and becomes increasingly emaciated.
19	Case 2005	Case of Colin Robertstone [Robertson], a Perth practitioner, who has been very depressed with jaundice. He improves after he consults Dr Cullen and Dr Hope when on a visit to Edinburgh, but also suffers from gallstones.
20	Case 2014	Case of Mrs Murray who experiments with using a swing according to the published method devised by Dr Smith.
21	Case 2135	Case of Lord Dalziel's servant who is prescribed pectoral pills.
22	Case 2143	Case of Mr Cowan, who has recovered well but still retains some symptoms of his earlier illness.
23	Case 2144	Case of Mr C. I. who is diagnosed with a hydrocele.
24	Case 2278	Case of Mr James Hay.
25	Case 2429	Case of an unnamed man of business (who attends parliament), suffering from a severe nervous condition. He last consulted Cullen and Dr Hope in 1781, when the symptoms included bad dreams and irrational fears. Now he cannot concentrate on his affairs.