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Robert Sibbald

Scottish physician and antiquary (1641–1722)

Sir Robert Sibbald (15 April 1641 – August 1722) was a Scottish physician and antiquary.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Robert Sibbald (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Apr 15, 1641, died Aug 9, 1722.¹

Companies

Royal College of Physicians of EdinburghFounder¹⁰
Royal College of Physicians of EdinburghChair 1684 to 1685¹⁰

Early life and education

Date not recordedUniversity of Paris³
Date not recordedUniversity of Edinburgh³
Date not recordedRoyal High School³
Date not recordedLeiden University³

Career

Occupation: botanist, physician, independent publisher, university teacher, cartographer, zoologist, marine biologist, naturalist.⁷

1684 to 1685Chair, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh⁶
Date not recordedWorked at University of Edinburgh⁴
Date not recordedFounded Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh⁵

Personal life

DiedAug 9, 1722, Edinburgh⁸
CitizenshipKingdom of Great Britain, Kingdom of Scotland⁹

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WikidataRobert Sibbald on Wikidata
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WikipediaRobert Sibbald on Wikipedia
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WikidataRobert Sibbald: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataRobert Sibbald: Worked at University of Edinburgh, on Wikidata
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WikidataRobert Sibbald: Founded Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, on Wikidata
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WikidataRobert Sibbald: Chair, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, on Wikidata
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WikidataRobert Sibbald: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataRobert Sibbald: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataRobert Sibbald: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataRoyal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsRobert Sibbald photo by https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/5f/6d/7f23a3d47bb3703cbec1991657c5.jpg Gallery: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/V0005420.html Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-04-03): https://wellcomecollection.org/works/j2646tk2 CC-BY-4.0, CC BY 4.0

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Early life and education

Career

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