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Thomas Simson (1696–1764) was a Scottish medical academic at the
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Life

He was born in 1696. He obtained the degree of MD from the
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in 1720, and two years later, in 1722 was appointed as the first Chandos Professor of Medicine at
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, the first specifically medical appointment at the university. He was notable for lecturing predominantly in English, rather than the
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which was at that time the normal language within the university.


Works

His publications included: *''Conick sections. Pitcarnii doctrina de circulatione sanguinii'' (1714) *''De Re Medica'' (1726) *''A System of the Womb'' (1729) *''An inquiry how far the vital and animal actions of the more perfect animals can be accounted for independent of the brain'' (1752)


Family

He married Margaret Preston on 20 January 1724, who bore him four children: Preston Simson (''1728–1815''); Robert Simson (''1731–1817''); Agnes Simson (''1733–1780''); and James Simson (''1740–1770''). He died in 1764, and who succeeded by his son James Simson as Chandos Professor at the university.


References

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