From:
FORMER FELLOWS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH. 1783-2002
FLEMING, ANDREW. 07/03/1822-25/03/1901. Ref: 530. Male.
Place of interment: Dean Cemy. Edinburgh.
Profession: Physician, Surgeon, Palaeontologist.
Appointments Held: Assistant Surgeon 1845, Surgeon 1859, Surgeon Major 1865, Deputy Surgeon General-1873,
Indian Medical Service, East India Company.
Undergraduate Studies: MD (Edinburgh1843).
Father: John Fleming FRSE 1785-1857.
Other Family: father-in-law of Ralph Richardson, FRSE 1845-1933.
References: BMJ 1901 (1), 933; A Boyle et. al. Scotland’s Cultural Heritage, 4, 1983.
Memberships: FRCSE, Harveian Society.
Date of Election: 06/12/1852.
Proposers: Sir Robert Christison, 27/2/1852, (ms Proposal NLS Acc 10,000/47).
Service to the RSE: Councillor 1874-7.
Fellow Type: OF.
FLEMING, JOHN. 10/01/1785-18/11/1857. Ref: 533. Male.
Titles and British Honours: Rev.
Place of Birth: Kirkroads Farm, Nr. Bathgate, West Lothian.
Place of interment: Dean Cemy. Edinburgh.
Profession: Minister of Religion, Zoologist, Geologist.
Appointments Held: Licensed Church of Scotland 1806; Minister of Bressay, Flisk, Clackmannan; Professor 1834-45,
Natural Philosophy, Aberdeen University; 1845-57, Natural Sciences, New College, Edinburgh.
Undergraduate Studies: Edinburgh University.
Postgraduate Studies: DD(Hon St Andrews 1814).
Publications: “History of British Animals” 1828, “Philosophy of Zoology”1822.
Marital Status: Married Melville Christie.
Family: Son Andrew Fleming FRSE 1822-1901.
Mother: Catherine Nimmo.
Father: Alexander Fleming.
References: DNB 19, 1889, 279-280; Proc Roy Soc Edinb, 4 1857-62, 14-16; Trans Roy Soc Edinb, 22, 655, (4/3/1861);
Memoir by J. Duns in J. Fleming ” The Lithology of Edinburgh”. Edinburgh 1859.pp i-civ; Shapin 176; S Devlin-Thorp
Scotland’s Cultural Heritage, 1,1981; A Livingstone, Minerals of Scotland Past And Present, Edinburgh, 2002,74.
Memberships: MWS, FSA(Scot), FRPSE.
Date of Election: 24/01/1814.
Proposers: Robert Jameson, John Playfair, Sir David Brewster (Minute 19/04/1813 NLS Acc10,000/4_.
Service to the RSE: Councillor 1845-7, 1850-3.
Notes: Name omitted from RSE Roll Book.
Fellow Type: OF.
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