William Nisbet was a Scottish physician notable for having authored many widely used medical books that emphasized practice. Nisbet earned his MD at Aberdeen

University of Aberdeen

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 (1785) and became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

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 (1786). He eventually moved to London

London

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 where he practised in Fitzroy Square

Fitzroy Square

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after 1801. Aside from his publications, there is very little historical record of his life.

Among his books were:

• First Lines of the Theory and Practice in Venereal Diseases (1787)
• An Inquiry into the Cure of Scrophula and Cancer (1795)
• The Clinical Guide (1800)
• On the Diseases of Infancy and Childhood (1800)
• A Practical Treatise on Diet (1801)
• A Medical Guide for the Invalid to the Principal Watering Places of Great Britain (1804)