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CollectionGB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
LevelItem
Ref NoMS 30/2/10
Alt Ref NoMS30 c.10
TitleJohn Gregory to James Beattie from Edinburgh
Date31 December 1766
Extent1 Item
Administrative HistoryJohn Gregory [1724-1773] One of a dinasty of professors of medicine at Aberdeen and Edinburgh. He succeded his brother in the chair of medicine at King's College in 1755. He was a close friend and mentor of Beattie. In 1752 he married Elizabeth, daughter of William, Lord Forbes. In 1764 Gregory moved to a more lucrative chair and practice in Edinburgh, but he and Beattie remained intimate friends
DescriptionBeattie is both a philosopher and a poet. Gregory wants him to write a philosophical work. No immediate prospect of vacancy in the college
Access StatusOpen
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