Nathaniel Spens

Nathaniel Spens (17 Apr 1728 -21 Jun 1815) was a Scottish medical doctor who qualified as Fellow of the Incorporation of Surgeons and then became increasingly interested in the practice of physic. He qualified as a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and went on to become President of that College.

Dr Nathaniel Spens (1728 -1815) in the uniform of the Royal Company of Archers. 1793. Reproduction of the original painting by Sir Henry Raeburn.