James Douglas

Summary

James Douglas is a human^[1]. Born in Edinburgh^[2], he… he was born on March 21, 1675^[3]. He passed away in London^[4]. He died on April 2, 1742^[5]. He worked as a physician^[6], midwife^[7], obstetrician^[8], and anatomist^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Born in Edinburgh^[2], James Douglas…
• James Douglas passed away in London^[4].
• James Douglas was born on March 21, 1675^[3].
• James Douglas died on April 2, 1742^[5].
• James Douglas's father was William Douglas of Baads^[11].
• James Douglas's mother was Joan of Park^[12].
• James Douglas held citizenship in Kingdom of Scotland^[13].
• James Douglas held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain^[14].
• James Douglas worked as a physician^[6].
• James Douglas's professions included midwife^[7].
• James Douglas worked as an obstetrician^[8].
• James Douglas's professions included anatomist^[9].
• James Douglas's education included a stint at University of Edinburgh^[15].
• James Douglas was educated at Reims University^[16].
• James Douglas received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[17].
• James Douglas received the Croonian Medal and Lecture^[18].
• James Douglas was a member of Royal Society^[19].
• James Douglas is recorded as male^[20].
• James Douglas's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• James Douglas's family name is recorded as Douglas^[22].
• James Douglas's given name is recorded as James^[23].
• James Douglas's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900^[24].
• James Douglas's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library^[25].
• James Douglas's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• James Douglas's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Edinburgh^[2], James Douglas… he was born on March 21, 1675^[3]. His father was William Douglas of Baads^[11]. His mother was Joan of Park^[12].

Education

Educated at University of Edinburgh^[15], a public university^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1583^[30], headquartered in Edinburgh^[31] and Reims University^[16], a university in France^[32], in France^[33], founded in 1548^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physician^[6], midwife^[7], obstetrician^[8], and anatomist^[9].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[17], a fellowship award^[35], in United Kingdom^[36] and Croonian Medal and Lecture^[18], a lecture series^[37], in United Kingdom^[38], founded in 1738^[39].

Death and Burial

James Douglas died on April 2, 1742^[5]. He died in London^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for James Douglas include Greg pouch^[40], a class of anatomical entity^[41].

Why It Matters

James Douglas ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42]

Entities named for him include Greg pouch^[40], a class of anatomical entity^[41].

FAQs

Where was James Douglas born?

James Douglas's place of birth was Edinburgh^[2].

Where did James Douglas die?

James Douglas died in London^[4].

Who were James Douglas's parents?

James Douglas's father was William Douglas of Baads^[11]. James Douglas's mother was Joan of Park^[12].

What did James Douglas do for work?

James Douglas worked as physician^[6], midwife^[7], obstetrician^[8], and anatomist^[9].

Where did James Douglas go to school?

James Douglas was educated at University of Edinburgh^[15] and Reims University^[16].

What awards did James Douglas receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[17] and Croonian Medal and Lecture^[18].