Patrick Russell ( 1727 - 1805 )

Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland (06 February 1727) Death: London (02 July 1805) Education: MD (Edinburgh) Career: Joined his half brother Alexander in Aleppo (1750); succeeded Alexander as Physician to the English factory, Aleppo (1753); practised medicine in London (from 1772); naturalist to the HEIC in the Carnatic (between around 1781 and 1789) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 27/11/1777.