Andrew Halliday (physician)
Sir Andrew Halliday KH, MD | |
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Source: Wellcome Library, London | |
| Born | 17 March 1782 Copewood, parish of Dryfesdale, Dumfries, Scotland |
| Died | 7 September 1839 (aged 57) Dumfries, Scotland |
| Resting place | Saint Michael's, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, UK |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Other names | Andrew Hallidie |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation | physician |
| Years active | 1806-1837 |
| Known for | Royal physician to William IV and Queen Victoria, military surgeon, author, reformer |
| Notable work | Annals of the house of Hanover; A General View of the Present State of Lunatics, and Lunatic Asylums; The West Indies: the Nature and Physical History of the Windward and Leeward Colonies |
| Spouse | Helen Carmichael |
| Parent(s) | Thomas Halliday, esq. and Margaret Porteous |
| Relatives | Andrew Smith Hallidie, nephew |
Sir Andrew Halliday, KH (also spelt Hallidie; 17 March 1782 in Copewood, parish of Dryfesdale, Dumfries – 7 September 1839 in Dumfries) was a Scottish physician, reformer, and writer.