James Simson (surgeon)
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James Simson | |
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| Born | 25 August 1795 Tulliallan, Perthshire, Scotland |
| Died | 8 March 1876 (aged 80) Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Occupation | Surgeon |
| Known for | President Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh on two occasions |
James Simson, FRCSEd (25 August 1795 – 8 March 1876) was a Scottish surgeon, who worked for most of his career at the New Town Dispensary and was surgeon to the Edinburgh prison. He was president of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh from 1844–45 and again in 1873.
Simson was born in Tulliallan, Perthshire, son of Rev David Simson (1740–1821), minister at Tulliallan and his wife Ann (née Patterson).[1] Little is known of his schooling but he studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, graduating MD in 1816 with an essay entitled Disputatio inauguralis de vitiis variis genu, quaedam pathologica complectens (An essay on various conditions of the knee including pathology).[2] He went on to qualify as a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in July 1825 with a probationary essay on infanticide.[3]