Robert Christison

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Sir
Robert Christison
FRSE FRCSE FRCPE
Born(1797-07-18)18 July 1797
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died27 January 1882(1882-01-27) (aged 84)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Occupation(s)toxicologist; physician
Known forpresident of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh;
president of the British Medical Association
Bust of Robert Christison by William Brodie, 1871, Old College, University of Edinburgh
Christison's home at 3 Great Stuart Street, Edinburgh
Christison grave, New Calton Cemetery

Sir Robert Christison, 1st Baronet, FRSE, FRCSE, FRCPE (18 July 1797 – 27 January 1882[1]) was a Scottish toxicologist and physician who served as president of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (1838–40 and 1846–8) and as president of the British Medical Association (1875).[2] He was the first person to describe renal anaemia.[3]

  1. ^ National Probate Calendar, Index of Wills and Administrations
  2. ^ Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002: Biographical Index (PDF). Vol. I. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2006. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  3. ^ "History of the Edinburgh Renal Unit". UofE. Retrieved 28 November 2014.