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Migrated to London by 1729 where he was apprenticed to James Douglas (obstetrician & anatomist). He studied in Leiden and received his MD from the University of Rheims(France. Douglas returned to London by 1739 and established himself as a physician and man-midwife. He lived in Southamptson Street, Covent Garden until 1745 before moving to Henrietta Street. By 1746 Douglas had become the physician-in-ordinary to Frederick, prince of Wales. Appointed man-midwife (1749) and physician to the Middlesex Hospital (1750) but resigned both posts in 1752. Douglas had returned to Scotland by 1758.
 
Migrated to London by 1729 where he was apprenticed to James Douglas (obstetrician & anatomist). He studied in Leiden and received his MD from the University of Rheims(France. Douglas returned to London by 1739 and established himself as a physician and man-midwife. He lived in Southamptson Street, Covent Garden until 1745 before moving to Henrietta Street. By 1746 Douglas had become the physician-in-ordinary to Frederick, prince of Wales. Appointed man-midwife (1749) and physician to the Middlesex Hospital (1750) but resigned both posts in 1752. Douglas had returned to Scotland by 1758.

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Dates c.1729-c.1750s
Location London
Vocation Physician
Place of Birth Forfarshire
Marriage
Issue
Place of birth Source Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Migrated to London by 1729 where he was apprenticed to James Douglas (obstetrician & anatomist). He studied in Leiden and received his MD from the University of Rheims(France. Douglas returned to London by 1739 and established himself as a physician and man-midwife. He lived in Southamptson Street, Covent Garden until 1745 before moving to Henrietta Street. By 1746 Douglas had become the physician-in-ordinary to Frederick, prince of Wales. Appointed man-midwife (1749) and physician to the Middlesex Hospital (1750) but resigned both posts in 1752. Douglas had returned to Scotland by 1758.