| Authorised form of name | Buchanan; Sir; George (1831 - 1895) |
| Dates | 1831 - 1895 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Myddelton Square, Islington, England |
| Date of birth | 05 November 1831 |
| Place of death | 27 Woburn Square, London |
| Date of death | 05 May 1895 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Brookwood cemetery, Woking, Surrey |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Research field | Public health |
| Activity | Education:
University College, London. MB (1854), MD (1855)
Career:
Physician, London Fever Hospital (1861-1868); general practitioner; Assistant Physician, Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street; Inspector (1869), then Medical Officer, Local Government Board (1879-1892); a fund in his memory was used to found Buchanan Medal (Royal Society)
Memberships:
MRCS (1858); FRCP (1866)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 08/06/1882 |
| Relationships | Son of George Adam Buchanan |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1895-1896 vol 59 pp xli-xliii signed by R T T |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/74613390 |
| Code | NA6644 |
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| M/130 | | Buchanan Medal of the Royal Society | |
| EC/1882/07 | Buchanan, Sir George: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/000638 | Buchanan, Sir George | nd |
| NLB/2/790 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Dr George Buchanan, Fellow of the Royal Society | 7 November 1888 |
| NLB/3/508 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Dr George Buchanan, Fellow of the Royal Society | 28 June 1889 |
| NLB/3/492 | Copy letter from Michael Foster, to Dr George Buchanan, [Fellow of the Royal Society] | 22 June 1889 |
| NLB/3/588 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Professor Michael Foster, [Royal Society] | 18 July 1889 |
| NLB/6/413 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Dr Michael Foster | 6 May 1892 |
| NLB/3/898 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Dr George Buchanan, Fellow of the Royal Society | 7 November 1889 |
| NLB/7/354 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Sir George Buchanan | 27 January 1893 |
| NLB/10/183 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Sir George Buchanan, Fellow of the Royal Society | 15 October 1894 |
| NLB/10/857 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Sir George Buchanan, Fellow of the Royal Society | 20 February 1895 |
| NLB/11/161 | Copy letter from an unknown correspondent, to Messrs Harrison & Sons | 7 May 1895 |
| NLB/11/587 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Miss Florence Buchanan, 27 Woburn Square, W.C. | 29 July 1895 |
| NLB/9/737 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Dr Richard Thorne Thorne, Fellow of the Royal Society | 6 July 1894 |
| NLB/9/736 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Sir George Buchanan, [Fellow of the Royal Society] | 6 July 1894 |
| NLB/9/829 | Copy letter from Michael Foster, to the Deputy Master of the Royal Mint, E.C. | 18 July 1894 |
| NLB/3/586 | Copy letter from [Michael Foster], to E White Wallis, The Salisbury Institute, Parkes Museum, 74a Margaret Street | 18 July 1889 |
| PP/19/5 | Paper, 'On the causation of diphtheritic paralysis' by Sidney Harris Cox Martin | 1892 |
| MC/15/68 | Letter from [George] Buchanan, The Royal Society, Burlington House, to [Michael] Foster | [20] March 1890 |
| MC/15 | Volume 15 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1889-1892 |
| MC/17 | Volume 17 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1897-1899 |