Robert Thin
Dr Robert Thin PRCPE (1861–1941) was a 20th century Scottish physician who served as President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh from 1931 to 1933, and was the first GP in this role.
Life
He was born at 54 South Bridge[1] in Edinburgh in 1861 the youngest (and seventh) son of the city's noted bookseller, James Thin, and his wife Catherine Traquair.[2] The family moved to a villa at 7 Rillbank Terrace in the Grange in his youth, as his father's company grew.[3]
He was educated at the Royal High School then took a general degree at Edinburgh University graduating MA in 1883, allowing him to then study Medicine and graduate MB ChB in 1887. Following graduation he became house surgeon to Prof John Chiene.[4]
He was then House Physician to Dr John Wylie at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary on Lauriston Place before going to the Sick Children's Hospital, Edinburgh. He then became a GP.
In 1910 he was living at 25 Abercromby Place in Edinburgh's Second New Town.[5]
He lived his final years at 6 Albany Street.[6]
He died in Edinburgh in 1941.
Family
He married Mary Glover Wright. They had three children.[7]
He was grandfather to Dr Robert Nicol Traquair Thin.[8]
Artistic Recognition
His portrait by Henry Wright Kerr is held by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.[9]
References
- ↑ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1861
- ↑ http://gaedin.co.uk/wp/new-history/cemetery/18-james-thin-1824-1915
- ↑ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1881
- ↑ https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/robert-thin-186073
- ↑ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1910
- ↑ https://sites.google.com/site/albanystreetedinburgh/further-backround/doctors
- ↑ https://www.myheritage.com/names/robert_thin
- ↑ https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/obituary/dr-robert-nicol-traquair-thin-obe-frcp-edin
- ↑ https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/robert-thin-186073