Steven, John Lindsay, 1858-1909, medical graduate, University of Glasgow, Scotland,

John Lindsay Steven was born in Glasgow in 1858 . His father, James Steven, was a ship builder. John attended the University of Glasgow from 1874-1880 , taking classes from the faculties of Arts and Medicine. After studying Logic in his first year; Mathematics and Botany in his second, and Anatomy (Juniors) and Chemistry in his third year, John then studied medicine for the remainder of his time at university. He was awarded 22 prizes in total, including the William Hunter medal for Zoology in 1878; the Cullen medal for Materia Medica, first prize for Pharmacy and first prize for Practical Physiology in 1879, and the Brunton Memorial prize for the most distinguished graduate of Medicine in 1880.

He graduated with an MBChB with honours in 1880 and almost as soon as he had completed his terms as a house surgeon and house physician at the Western Infirmary , Glasgow, he was appointed Assistant to the Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of Glasgow , a position which he held from 1882-1890 . He was appointed Pathological Chemist (and later Assistant Physician) at Western Infirmary , Glasgow, in 1883, joined the dispensary staff at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children , Glasgow, and in 1890, was appointed Pathologist at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary . In July 1884 he was awarded an MD with high commendation for his thesis The Pathology of Suppurative Inflammations of the Kidney, (1884) and in 1889 he became a fellow of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. In 1890 he was appointed Lecturer (and later Professor) of Pathological Studies at St Mungo's College , Glasgow and the following year at Queen Margaret College , Glasgow.

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