Alexander Nisbet 1672-1758
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Alexander NISBET of Northfield, 1672-1758
Biographical Note
An Edinburgh surgeon apothecary, he was the son of James Nisbet, surgeon (b. 1640). He was probably an Edinburgh M.A. He is recorded as performing a dissection at the Royal College of Surgeons in 1704 and he went on to become a Deacon of the College.
Books
Used an engraved bookplate:
Franks 21901 Nisbet of Northfield.
The extent and disposition of his library is not known.
Sources
- Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903.
- Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
- WikiTree