William Buchan

William Buchan

William Buchan (1729-1805) was a Scottish physician, born at Ancrum. He practiced at Edinburgh from 1766 to 1778, when he removed to London. He published "Domestic Medicine" (1769), which was the first popular work of the kind, and was translated into many European languages. He was buried in Westminster Abbey.

He wrote a book entitled Advice to Mothers.


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