William Thomson
1802–1852 (age 50)
Biography
William Thomson was a respected physician who dedicated his professional life to the practice of medicine and the care of his patients. Born in 1802, he established himself as a knowledgeable and committed medical practitioner during an important period of medical advancement in Scotland.
Thomson's medical career reflected the standards and ethics of the nineteenth-century medical profession. He was interred in Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh, a final resting place befitting his standing in the community. His death in 1852 concluded a career devoted to the healing arts and the welfare of those he served.