Morrison Watson

Professor
Morrison Watson
FRS FRSE FRCPE
Personal details
Born1845
Montrose, Forfarshire, Scotland
Died25 March 1885(1885-03-25) (aged 39–40)
Manchester, England
OccupationAnatomist, physician

Morrison Watson (1845 – 25 March 1885) was a Scottish anatomist and comparative anatomist.

Life

Watson was born in Montrose in 1845. He was educated at the Edinburgh Institution, going on to study medicine at the University of Edinburgh, where he took the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1867.[1] He then undertook postgraduate studies at Berlin and Vienna (he must have been competent in German).

Around 1865 he returned to the University of Edinburgh, working as a Demonstrator in the Anatomy classes, and as assistant to William Turner.

In 1873 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposer was William Turner.[2]

Aged 29 he 1874 he moved to Manchester to take on the role of Professor of Descriptive and Practical Anatomy at Owen's College. While there he worked alongside Arthur Gamgee.[3]

At Owen's College he rose to be Dean.[4]

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London in 1884.

He died of a "fatal illness" in Manchester on 25 March 1885.[5] He did not have any family and left no will.[6]

Publications

  • Observations in Human and Comparative Anatomy (1874)
  • The Anatomy of the Northern Beluga

References

  1. ^ Watson, Morrison (1867). "On the mus-cular anatomy of the posterior limb in aves". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  3. ^ Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science vol 30
  4. ^ BMJ: 16 August 1884
  5. ^ The Annals of Manchester 1885
  6. ^ Scottish Law Reporter 1903
Flag of ScotlandScientist icon

This biographical article about a Scottish scientist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

Content Disclaimer

Informasi ini disarikan dari Wikipedia dan disajikan kembali untuk tujuan edukasi. Konten tersedia di bawah lisensi CC BY-SA 3.0. Kami tidak bertanggung jawab atas ketidakakuratan data yang bersumber dari kontribusi publik tersebut.

  1. The information displayed on this website is sourced in part or in whole from Wikipedia and has been adapted for the purpose of restating it. We strive to provide accurate and relevant information, however:
  2. There is no guarantee of absolute accuracy. Wikipedia is an open, collaborative project that can be edited by anyone, so information is subject to change.
  3. It is not intended to constitute professional advice. The content displayed is for informational and educational purposes only. For important decisions (e.g., medical, legal, or financial), please consult a professional.
  4. Content copyright. Wikipedia is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License (CC BY-SA). This means that content may be reused with appropriate attribution and shared under a similar license.
  5. Responsible use. Any risk arising from the use of information from this website is entirely the responsibility of the user.