| Authorised form of name | Duncan; James Matthews (1826 - 1890) |
| Other forms of name | James |
| Dates | 1826 - 1890 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Date of birth | April 1826 |
| Place of death | Baden-Baden, Germany |
| Date of death | 01 September 1890 |
| Occupation | Obstetrician; Physician |
| Activity | Education:
Marischall College, Aberdeen. MA (1843), MD (1846); LLD (Edin)
Career:
Assistant to Sir James Simpson, working on experiments on anaesthesia; practised as an Obsterician, Edinburgh; Lecturer in Midwifery, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London (1877); died of angina pectoris
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 07/06/1883 |
| Relationships | Son of William Duncan, merchant of Aberdeen; married; 13 children; changed his name from James Duncan to avoid confusion with James Duncan MD (1834, Edinburgh), Physician |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Code | NA2889 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1883/05 | Duncan, James Matthews: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| HS/6/513 | Letter, from James Duncan to Sir John Herschel, dated at Denholm near Hawick | 27 June 1859 |
| HS/6/512 | Letter, from James Duncan to Sir John Herschel, dated at Denholm near Hawick | 15 June 1859 |