HAMILTON, William (1758-1807)

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0113 MS-HAMILTONW
Held at	: Royal College of Physicians   Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/archive-and-historical-library-collections ›
Full title	: HAMILTON, William (1758-1807)
Date(s)	: [1787]
Level of description	: Collection (fonds)
Extent	: 1 notebook
Name of creator(s)	: Hamilton | William | 1758-1807 | physician

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

William Hamilton was born at Strabane, Co Tyrone in 1758. He was eduated at Glasgow and Edinburgh from where he graduated MD 24 June 1779. He became LRCP 30 September 1786 and was elected Physician to the London Hospital 5 December 1787. He died 5 May 1807. [Source - Munk's Roll vol II p366].

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

This collection comprises one notebook containing the first of a series of lectures given at the London Hospital Medical School.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

Conditions governing access:

Unrestricted

Conditions governing reproduction:

All requests should be referred to the Archivist.

Finding aids:

Archival Information

Archival history:

The notebook came into the posession of Dr Archibald Billing (Hamilton's son in law] then Dr William Little.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The notebook was given to the RCP Library by the Medical Board of the London Hospital, 13 November 1930.

Allied Materials

Related material:

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Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Compiled by Cathy Thornton.

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Date(s) of descriptions:
Compiled 22 Mar 2001, modified 11 Jan 2002.