| Authorised form of name | Cullen; William (1710 - 1790) |
| Dates | 1710 - 1790 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Date of birth | 15 April 1710 |
| Date of death | 05 February 1790 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
Kirknewton, near Edinburgh |
| Occupation | Physician; Surgeon |
| Research field | Medicine |
| Chemistry |
| Activity | Education:
MD (1740, University of Glasgow)
Career:
Ship's surgeon on voyage to the West Indies; assistant to an apothecary, Henrietta Street, London; Professor of Medicine, Glasgow (1751); Professor of Medicine, Edinburgh (1755)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 08/05/1777 |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
References:
William P D Wightman, 'Aberdeen University and the Royal Society' in NR 1954-55 vol 11 pp 145-158
A D Atkinson, 'Dr Johnson and the Royal Society' in NR 1953 vol 10 pp 131-138 |
| Royal Society code | NA7035 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EC/1777/05 | Cullen, William: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| CB/2/167 | Copy of a letter from Charles Blagden to Cullen | 19 June 1788 |
| CB/1/3/104 | Letter from William Cullen, Edinburgh to Charles Blagden, Physician, London | 30 August 1774 |
| CB/1/3/105 | Letter from William Cullen, Edinburgh to Charles Blagden | 8 May 1784 |
| CB/1/3/103 | Letter from William Cullen, Edinburgh to Charles Blagden | 15 August 1769 |
| IM/001016 | Cullen, William | nd |
| CB/1/3/106 | Letter from William Cullen, Edinburgh to Charles Blagden | 7 April 1785 |