George Lauder | |
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| Born | c. 1712 Scotland |
| Died | 8 May 1752 (aged 39–40) Midlothian, Scotland |
| Occupation | Surgeon |
| Known for | President Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh |
George Lauder, FRCSEd (c. 1712 – 8 May 1752) was an Edinburgh surgeon who was deacon (president) of the Incorporation (later Royal College) of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1744. During the Jacobite rising of 1745-46 he cared for the wounded after the Battle of Prestonpans, acted as surgeon with the Jacobite army on its march into England and retreat to Scotland, where he cared for wounded after the Battle of Falkirk.[1]