William Gregory (chemist)
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William Gregory FRCPE FRSE FCS was a Scottish medical doctor and chemist. He studied under and translated some of the works of Justus von Liebig, the German chemist. Gregory also had interests in mesm
William Gregory
The Gregory family home at 10 Ainslie Place, Edinburgh
The Gregory grave, Canongate Churchyard, Edinburgh
Canongate Kirkyard
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The Canongate Kirkyard stands around Canongate Kirk on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland. The churchyard was used for burials from the late 1680s until the mid-20th century.
William Gregory (chemist)
…was interested in animal magnetism and mesmerism. He died at his home on Princes Street on 24 April 1858, leaving a widow and one son. He is buried in Canongate Kirkyard on the Royal Mile. He shares the grave with his siblings, adjacent to his parents. It lies in the south-west corner of the graveyard, to the right hand…
Canongate Kirk, seen from Calton Hill, with the churchyard in the foreground, and Salisbury Crags behind
The Canongate Kirk
The Coachman's Stone
Detail from the grave of John Frederick Lampe, Canongate Kirkyard