Robert Whytt (born 1714 in Edinburgh; died 1766) was professor of theory of medicine at the University of Edinburgh. Battle of Gangut, by Maurice Baquoi, 1724-27. ... Edinburgh (pronounced ; Dùn Èideann () in Scottish Gaelic) is the capital of Scotland and its second-largest city. ... 1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland. ...

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Topics he worked on include

• unconscious reflexes
• tubercular meningitis
• urinary bladder stones

In 1736, he became a medical doctor at the University of Reims. In 1747, he became professor of medicine at Edinburgh. He also was the physician of King George III since 1761. In 1763, he became president of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. George III (George William Frederick) (4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until 1 January 1801, and thereafter King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. ... The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) was established in the 17th century. ...

Works

• Essay on the Vital and Other Involuntary Motions of Animals (1751)
• An Essay on the Virtue of Lime-Water in the Cure of the Stone (1752)
• Physiological Essays (1755)
• Review of the Controversy Concerning the Sensibility and Moving Power of the Parts of Men and Other Animals (1761)
• Observations on the Nature, Causes and Cure of Those Disorders Which Have Been Commonly Called Nervous, Hypochondriac or Hysteric (1767)
• Observations on Dropsy of the Brain ( 1768)
• The Works of Robert Whytt, MD ( 1768)

External links

• Biography