PIRRIE

William (son of George Pirrie, farmer). b. near Huntly, Aberdeen shire 1807; educ. Marischal coll. and univ. Aberdeen, and univ. of Edinb. and in Paris; M.A. Aberdeen 1825; M.D. Edinb. 1829, hon. LL.D. 1875; lecturer on anatomy and physiology in the joint medical schools of King’s and Marischal colleges, Aberdeen 1830–9; regius profe or of surgery in Marischal college 1839–60; profe or of surgery in univ. of Aberdeen 1860–82; the leading surgeon in north Scotland for 20 years; known by sobriquet of The Baron; author of The principles and practice of surgery 1852, 3 ed. 1873; On hay asthma and hay fever 1867; author with Wm. Keith of Acupre ure an excellent method of arresting surgical hæmorrhage 1867. d. 253 Union st. Aberdeen 21 Nov. 1882. Medical times and gazette ii 681 (1882).