The Cullen Project | People [PERS ID:563]

People [PERS ID:563]

Field	Data
ID	563
Title	Dr
First Name	Alexander
Middle Name/Initial(s)
Last Name	Stevenson
Maiden Name
AKA	Professor; of Dalgairn
Gender	Male
Occupation	Physician and Lecturer at Glasgow University
Medical Professional?	Medical Professional

Birth/Death

Birth/Death
Birth (year)	1725
Date of death (year)	1791

Notes


Prominent private practitioner and Professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine at the University of Glasgow from 1766. At the time, the philosopher Thomas Reid described him as having â€˜much the best practice in this town and Neighbourhood.â€™ Stevenson was the son of Cullen's associate Dr John Stevenson. Because records and lost and because Alexander Stevenson did not contribute to medical literature his academic career remains somewhat obscure, but his letters to Cullen confirm that he had an extensive practice in and around Glasgow. He was a founding member of Edinburgh's Select Society, and became a respected "improver" who built a model village for the workers on his estate at Dalgairn. He is amongst the most frequent professional correspondents represented in the Cullen consultation archive and they are evidently on friendly terms (Stevenson calls on Cullen unannounced).

Prominent private practitioner and Professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine at the University of Glasgow from 1766. At the time, the philosopher Thomas Reid described him as having â€˜much the best practice in this town and Neighbourhood.â€™ Stevenson was the son of Cullen's associate Dr John Stevenson. Because records and lost and because Alexander Stevenson did not contribute to medical literature his academic career remains somewhat obscure, but his letters to Cullen confirm that he had an extensive practice in and around Glasgow. He was a founding member of Edinburgh's Select Society, and became a respected "improver" who built a model village for the workers on his estate at Dalgairn. He is amongst the most frequent professional correspondents represented in the Cullen consultation archive and they are evidently on friendly terms (Stevenson calls on Cullen unannounced).

Cases that this person appears in:

Count	Case ID	Case Name
1	Case 91	Case of Robert Bogle who has stomach complaints.
2	Case 98	Case of the seven-month-old daughter of Mr Ritchie, once again suffering from fits.
3	Case 99	Case of Sandy Trotter suspected of having Yaws.
4	Case 101	Case of Agnes Hamilton at Westburn, who in 1756 is suffering from headaches, 'vomits' and 'obstruction'. In 1762 Cullen fears she has an internal fistula caused by the misuse of a clyster; in 1776 has cold and sore throat.
5	Case 102	Case of Mr McCall who has a chest complaint for which he plans to sail to the South of France.
6	Case 117	Case of James Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton, concerning his premature death.
7	Case 316	Case of Mr Robert Neilson with a chronic, progressive illness, probably pulmonary (consumption) but possible cardiac. After a gap, in early January 1782, Cullen confirms that Neilson's condition is terminal. An autopsy soon follows.
8	Case 329	Case of Miss Beckie Glassford who is suffering from various weakening symptoms, including a bad cough.
9	Case 330	Case of John Glassford, the 'Tobacco Lord' who suffers from a long-term stomach complaint which eventually proves fatal. Includes post-mortem report. Internal reference implies he was Cullen's patient in 1768, though no letters are extant.
10	Case 334	Case of James Muir who is diagnosed with a 'suffocating asthma'.
11	Case 386	Case of Mr Crauford [Crawford] of Milton's brother who is asthmatic.
12	Case 389	Case of Mrs Hopekirk who is diagnosed as having an obstructed pylorus.
13	Case 417	Case of Mrs Barclay, who has an 'inflammatory pain' in her side which Cullen thinks may be evidence of a lung condition.
14	Case 471	Case of Mr Alexander Craig who has swollen legs.
15	Case 556	Case of Mrs Murdoch at Rosebank, who is given a regimen after seeing Cullen in person; swollen ankles not considered serious, but has consumption; also needs some teeth extracting.
16	Case 557	Case of Amelia, wife of George Murdoch, who now has tumours on her legs and a cold (following an earlier Case:1637).
17	Case 560	Case of Mr James Brown whose disorder of his 'breast' is mending but has a 'glimmering' in his eye and is given a regimen.
18	Case 631	Case of Sir James Maxwell who has started having convulsive fits at night but who rejects all attempts at medical intervention.
19	Case 649	Case of Miss Jeanie Campbell of Clathick whose symptoms, including chilblains and suppressed menses, suggest to Cullen that she has 'stagnant' blood.
20	Case 682	Case of Mr Barclay with a long history of lung complaints and other symptoms (may be same patient as later Case 1402).
21	Case 701	Case of Mr Muir, a wine-merchant, who experiences strange sensations when entering his cellar, becomes melancholy and can barely be roused to move or speak; having recovered he considers removing to a warmer climate in the East or West Indies.
22	Case 724	Case of Mr McDowall [Douall], who developed a rheumatic complaint while in America, followed by other episodes of illness, including an injured leg from being knocked into by a horse.
23	Case 848	Case of Mr Houston whose long-standing apoplexy has becomes severe with breathing difficulties, pain and weakness.
24	Case 937	Case of Miss Houston who is advised on how to manage a difficult, unspecified, disorder with a regimen and strengthening medicines.
25	Case 970	Case of Mrs Corbett of Tolcross who has a weak stomach accompanied by faintness and nosebleeds.
26	Case 1001	Case of Mrs Agnes Campbell of Clathick who has a pulmonary disorder and is spitting blood.
27	Case 1118	Case of Mr Roger Stevenson, nephew of Glasgow Prof. Alexander Stevenson, who has a pulmonary disorder characterised by the spitting up of 'chalky matter'.
28	Case 1136	Case of "little Clark", the grandson of Robert Bogle of Shettleston.
29	Case 1274	Case of Dr William Miller of Walkinshaw who has gout.
30	Case 1277	Case of Lady Grace Campbell who is generally deprived of her 'powers' and suffers vertigo, headaches and other 'nervous' symptoms [see earlier Case 340].
31	Case 1311	Case of Lady Lucy Douglas of Bothwell Castle who despite the treatments remains weak with pains in her temples.
32	Case 1329	Case of Edward Brisbane, a merchant returned to Glasgow from America, who has ascites and anasarca (fluid retention) which prove fatal.
33	Case 1342	Case of Thomas Hopkirk who suffers from a severe pain in his right side and a related stomach disorder.
34	Case 1367	Case of Lady Helen Stuart of Castlemilk who reports flying rheumatic pains, a skin eruption and pains in her abdomen.
35	Case 1376	Case of Provost (Commissioner) Buchanan who suffers from weakness and whose gout is exacerbated 'by the popery mob'.
36	Case 1385	Case of Rev. William Thom, a Cullen family friend, who is weakened by a very severe, persistent cough.
37	Case 1402	Case of Robert Barclay who suffers from bad headaches, especially at night, and swollen ankles.
38	Case 1414	Case of the surgeon Gavin Fullarton who seeks advice on his own very painful rectal complaint.
39	Case 1452	Case of the Revd. James Hamilton, minister in Paisley, who suffers from swollen and ulcerated legs. The case proves terminal and a post-mortem is performed by local surgeon Alexander ["Sanders"] Taylor.
40	Case 1561	Case of "Mrs C of G' who has an internal disorder of her lower abdomen which may be rectal and/or uterine. Context implies 'G' probably indicates 'Glasgow' or 'Greenock'.
41	Case 1576	Case of Major Hutchison Dunlop who is to be bled, blistered and given a cooling mixture.
42	Case 1584	Case of Mr Boyle who is being treated with diuretics for a visceral obstruction.
43	Case 1637	Case of Mrs Murdoch who has a 'gravellish' complaint.
44	Case 1681	Case of Miss McDoual who is considering taking goat whey.
45	Case 1693	Case of Mr Livingston of Parkhall who has a chest complaint, with asthma and a cough.
46	Case 1720	Case of Mr Coates who has dropsy.
47	Case 1728	Case of Mr Donald who has a bowel disorder, and who is considering a recuperative 'jaunt'.
48	Case 1818	Case of Mr William Bruce of Stenhouse, who lost his health while long resident in Tobago and who suffers from fevers and other weakness since returning to Scotland.
49	Case 1914	Case of Thomas Hamilton who has pains and spasms in the side and trouble walking.
50	Case 1940	Case of John Hunter, a student at Glasgow College (University), who is about to travel to Madeira for the winter after developing a chest complain.
51	Case 2075	Case of Mr Ramsay with an inflammatory irritation.
52	Case 2222	Case of Robert Bogle who has various genito-urinary disorders.
53	Case 2484	Case of Mrs Cunninghame who has been treated with a 'laxative injection'.
54	Case 2566	Case of Cullen's close associate Dr Alexander Stevenson. Professor at Glasgow, who injures himself getting out of a coach. Cullen is not being formerly consulted, but observes that it will hinder his friend dancing.