Alexander Monro Primus
Videos
Alexander Monro was a Scottish surgeon and anatomist. His father, the surgeon John Monro, had been a prime mover in the foundation of the Edinburgh Medical School and had arranged Alexander's educatio
Alexander Monro by Allan Ramsay (1749)
Bust of Monro in Old College, University of Edinburgh
The grave of Alexander Monro primus, Greyfriars Kirkyard
John Monro (surgeon)
Videos
John Monro of Bearcrofts was a Scottish surgeon who was the progenitor of the Monro dynasty of anatomists in Edinburgh. He is credited with conceiving and playing a major role in founding the Universi
Alexander Monro Primus
…Alexander Monro (19 September 1697 – 10 July 1767) was a Scottish surgeon and anatomist. His father, the surgeon John Monro, had been a prime mover in the foundation of the Edinburgh Medical School and had arranged Alexander's education in the hope that his son might become…
Portrait of John Monro in 1715 by William Aikman