William Smellie
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William Smellie may refer to:
- William Smellie (encyclopedist)William Smellie (encyclopedist)William Smellie was a Scottish master printer, naturalist, antiquary, editor and encyclopedist. He was friends with Robert Burns, whose assessment is engraved on Smellie's tombstone: "Here lies a man who did honour to human nature"...
(1740–1795), Scottish encyclopedist - William Smellie (obstetrician)William Smellie (obstetrician)William Smellie was a Scottish obstetrician.He practiced medicine before getting a licence, but enrolled later at the University of Glasgow and received his M.D. degree in 1745. After training in obstetrics in London and Paris, he opened a practice in London and began teaching...
(1697–1763), obstetrician and the "father of British midwifery"