William Baylies ( 1724 - 1789 )

Birth: 1724 Death: 02 March 1789 Profession: Physician Education: MD (1748, Aberdeen) Career: Worked as an apothecary; practised as a physician, Bath; published "Reflections on the use and abuse of Bath waters" (1757) which caused controversy between him and Drs Lucas and Oliver, which ruined his practice; went to London; Physician, Middlesex Hospital (1764); went to Germany, due to money problems and lived in Dresden, then Berlin; Physician to Frederick the Great Memberships: FCP (Edin) (1757); LCP (1765); died Berlin Membership: Candidate.