William Pulteney Alison (12 November 1790 – 22 September 1859) was a Scottish physician, social reformer and philanthropist. He was a distinguished professor of medicine at the University of Edinburgh. He served as president of the Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh (1833), president of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (1836–38), and vice-president of the British Medical Association, convening its meeting in Edinburgh in 1858.
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12 November 1790 Burghmuirhead, Edinburgh
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Died |
22 September 1859 (aged 68) Colinton, Edinburgh, Scotland
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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