William Cumberland Cruikshank ( 1745 - 1800 )

Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland (1745) Death: London (27 June 1800) Profession: Surgeon Research Field: Anatomy Education: Edinburgh; MA (Glasgow) Career: Went to London as an assistant to William Hunter and later was admitted into partnership with him; continued Hunter's school with Baillie, after Hunter's death; published "The anatomy of the absorbing vessels of the human body" (1786) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 1/06/1797.