James Lawson Drummond
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James Lawson Drummond (1783, Larne
- 1853) was an Irish
physician
, naturalist
and botanist.
Drummond was educated at the Belfast Academy. He received a surgical training at the Belfast Academical Institution and was an apprentice surgeon
in the Royal Navy
. After serving as navy surgeon in the Mediterranean from 1807-1813, he retired from the navy in May 1813 and then further studied medicine in Edinburgh
. With a thesis on the comparative anatomy of the eye, Drummond graduated M.D. from Edinburgh on the 24th of June 1814. In 1814 he was Physician to Belfast Dispensary and in 1818 was appointed Professor of Anatomy and Physiology in the Belfast Academical Institution. From 1835 to 1836 he was Professor of Botany, and he was one of the founders of the Faculty of Medicine of which he became the first President. He was the first President of the Belfast Natural History Society
.
The Drummond's sea cucumber Thyonidium drummondi (Thompson
, 1840) http://www.habitas.org.uk/priority/species.asp?item=633 was named for him.
Larne
Larne is a substantial seaport and industrial market town on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland with a population of 18,228 people in the 2001 Census. As of 2011, there are about 31,000 residents in the greater Larne area. It has been used as a seaport for over 1,000 years, and is...
- 1853) was an Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
, naturalist
Naturalist
Naturalist may refer to:* Practitioner of natural history* Conservationist* Advocate of naturalism * Naturalist , autobiography-See also:* The American Naturalist, periodical* Naturalism...
and botanist.
Drummond was educated at the Belfast Academy. He received a surgical training at the Belfast Academical Institution and was an apprentice surgeon
Surgeon
In medicine, a surgeon is a specialist in surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, whether human or animal, for a specific reason such as the removal of diseased tissue or to repair a tear or breakage...
in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
. After serving as navy surgeon in the Mediterranean from 1807-1813, he retired from the navy in May 1813 and then further studied medicine in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
. With a thesis on the comparative anatomy of the eye, Drummond graduated M.D. from Edinburgh on the 24th of June 1814. In 1814 he was Physician to Belfast Dispensary and in 1818 was appointed Professor of Anatomy and Physiology in the Belfast Academical Institution. From 1835 to 1836 he was Professor of Botany, and he was one of the founders of the Faculty of Medicine of which he became the first President. He was the first President of the Belfast Natural History Society
Belfast Natural History Society
The Belfast Natural History and Philosophical Society was founded in 1821 to promote the scientific study of animals, plants, fossils, rocks and minerals....
.
The Drummond's sea cucumber Thyonidium drummondi (Thompson
William Thompson (naturalist)
William Thompson was an Irish naturalist celebrated for his founding studies of the natural history of Ireland, especially in ornithology and marine biology. Thompson published numerous notes on the distribution, breeding, eggs, habitat, song, plumage, behaviour, nesting and food of birds...
, 1840) http://www.habitas.org.uk/priority/species.asp?item=633 was named for him.