Alexander Peddie

Alexander Peddie FRSE FRCPE LLD (3 June 1810 – 19 January 1907) was a Scottish physician and author. He was president of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh from 1877 until 1879, and was co-founder of Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh.

Life
The Peddie monument, Warriston Cemetery

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Peddie died at his home at 15 Rutland Street, in the West End of Edinburgh, on 19 January 1907.[2] He is buried with his parents in Warriston Cemetery in northern Edinburgh. His monument is a small granite stone behind the large Peddie monument (on its north side). His nephew, the architect John Dick Peddie, lies adjacent.

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References
  1. Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0 902 198 84 X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
  2. Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1906
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