Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E002611 - Macleod, Alexander Charles (1810 - 1914)
Title:
Macleod, Alexander Charles (1810 - 1914)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E002611
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2012-07-11
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Macleod, Alexander Charles (1810 - 1914), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Macleod, Alexander Charles
Date of Birth:
11 February 1810
Place of Birth:
Madras, India
Date of Death:
20 July 1914
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS November 13th 1840
FRCS (by election) August 10th 1865
LKQCPI 1861
MRCP Lond 1861
Details:
Born at St Thomé, Madras, on February 11th, 1810, the son of Superintending Surgeon John Macleod, Madras Army; entered the service of the HEIC, and was gazetted Assistant Surgeon in the Madras Army on March 8th, 1841. He was promoted Surgeon on October 26th, 1859, and Surgeon Major on March 8th, 1861. He retired on February 26th, 1874. He saw much active service during the Mutiny of 1857-1858. For many years he was the Senior Officer on the Madras retired list, the Senior on the Bengal list being the centenarian, H B Hinton. Macleod died on July 20th, 1914.
Publications:
Macleod was the author of an obsolete treatise:-
*Acholic Diseases: comprising Jaundice, Diarrhoea, Dysentery and Cholera, with a Preliminary Dissertation on Bile, the Bilious Function and the Action of Cholagogues*, 8vo, London, 1866.
Sources:
Crawford's *History of the Indian Medical Service*, ii, 267
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
Format:
Asset
Asset Path:
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E002000-E002999/E002600-E002699
Media Type:
Unknown
