William MacDonald
| William MacDonald MD, FRSE, FLS, FGS | |||||||||
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| Born | 1798 | ||||||||
| Died | 1875 | ||||||||
| Residence |
Aberdeen [1863] University, St Andrew's [1864] | ||||||||
| Occupation | medical | ||||||||
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homeopath, transcendental anatomist
prof. of civil and nat. hist. university of St Andrew's
McDonald in 14th list 1865.03.06
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William MacDonald 1798 – 1875 MD Edinburgh 1818, FRSE, E, FLS, FGS, FRCPE, E, MWS, MRPS, MRMS Edinburgh, Professor of Civil History in the United Colleges of St. Salvador and St. Leonards, St. Andrews Professor of Natural History, was a British orthodox physician who converted to homeopathy to become a member of the Association for the Protection of Homeopathic Students and Practitioners, a member of the British Homeopathic Society,and a member of the Homeopathic Fellows of the Edinburgh College of Physicians.
William MacDonald was known as a transcendental anatomist, and he was also interested in electrobiology, mesmerism, and a letter dated 15.12.1852 sent toWilliam Mac Donald ThePrestonGuardian.LetterReClairvoyance the Preston Guardian by G B Eagle, containing a testimonial from Prof Macdonald attesting to the clairvoyant powers of Eagle’s daughter Georgina. There is a reference in this to homeopathic pills which were in the possession of Prof Macdonald.