James Kirkwood Slater
Dr James Kirkwood Slater OBE FRSE FRCPE (c.1900–8 October 1965) was a 20th-century British neurologist.
Life
Slater was educated at Edinburgh Academy 1914 to 1917. He then studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh graduating MB ChB in 1924. He then became Physician at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary then Consulting Physician at the Deaconess Hospital. He also lectured in clinical neurology at the University of Edinburgh.
In 1937 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Sir Robert William Philip, Arthur Logan Turner, Sir Sydney Alfred Smith, and Edwin Bramwell.[1]
In the Second World War he served in the Royal Army Medical Corps in Italy and received a military OBE in 1944.[2]
In the 1950s he was Senior Psychiatric Registrar.[3] He was then living at 7 Walker Street in Edinburgh's West End.[4]
He was a contemporary of Sir Walter Mercer.[5]
He died in Edinburgh on 8 October 1965.
Family
He married Margaret Claire Byrom Bramwell, daughter of Dr Edwin Bramwell.[6]
Their children include Admiral Jock Slater.[7]
References
- ↑ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0 902 198 84 X.
- ↑ "Recommendation for Award for Slater, James Kirkwood Rank: Temporary Lieutenant... | The National Archives". Discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
- ↑ A History of Self Harm in Britain, Chris Millard
- ↑ RSE Yearbook 1952
- ↑ "University of Edinburgh Lothian Health Service Archives: Medical Case Notes". Collections.ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
- ↑ "James Kirkwood Slater (c.1900 - 1965) - Genealogy". Geni.com. 1965-10-08. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
- ↑ Entry for Admiral Sir Jock Slater, Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010, ISBN 978-1-408-11414-8