Records of the Royal (Dick) Veterinary College 1823-1951

University of Edinburgh | Faculty of Veterinary Medicine | 1964-: | university faculty | Edinburgh (Scotland)

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University of Edinburgh. Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies

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Royal (Dick) Veterinary College | 1839-1951| veterinary college | Edinburgh (Scotland)

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William Dick was the son of an Aberdeenshire farrier who had established himself in Edinburgh in the latter part of the eighteenth century. He availed himself of the unparalleled opportunities for education then available in Edinburgh, attending lectures given by John Barclay, a well known and respected anatomist. Dr. Barclay encouraged this intelligent young man, who travelled to London in 1817 to study at the London Veterinary College. Such was Dick's previous education in Edinbur...