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Cosmo Gordon Logie

1820 – 1886

British military surgeon and medical author

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Lived 1820 – 1886 (aged 65). Cosmo Gordon Logie was a writer.

Deputy Surgeon-General Cosmo Gordon Logie FRSE (1820–1886) was a military surgeon and medical author of Scots descent in the 19th century.

Life He was born in Bengal in India on 25 August 1820, the son of Elizabeth Sophia (née Arnold), daughter of Sir John Arnold, and Lt Col William Logie of Speymouth.

He was sent home to Scotland to study and trained in medicine at the University of Edinburgh graduating MD in 1840. He followed in his father's footsteps and joined the British Army as an Assistant Surgeon to the Rifle Brigade in 1841. In 1862 he became Surgeon Major to the Royal Horse Guards.

In 1871 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, his proposer was Alexander Hamilton LLB.

He retired in 1875 at the rank of Deputy Surgeon General and died at Paddington in London on 6 April 1886.

Publications

On the Cattle Disease (1866) The Causes of the Premature Decline of the Cavalry Soldier (1869)

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University of Edinburgh
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Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
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Who was Cosmo Gordon Logie?

British military surgeon and medical author

When was Cosmo Gordon Logie born?

Cosmo Gordon Logie was born on 25 August 1820 in Bengal.

When did Cosmo Gordon Logie die?

Cosmo Gordon Logie died on 6 April 1886 in London, Paddington.

What was Cosmo Gordon Logie's occupation?

Cosmo Gordon Logie was a writer.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Cosmo Gordon Logie

· Wikidata: Q29787769

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