Photograph of diploma conferring the Doctor of Medicine degree on William Paine, November 1, 1775.

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Photograph of diploma conferring the Doctor of Medicine degree on William Paine, November 1, 1775.

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This is a photograph of William Paine's diploma from Marischal College, predecessor to the University of Aberdeen in Scotland; he was awarded the Doctor of Medicine degree on November 1, 1775. The diploma is in Latin and signed by seven individuals, including Alexander Donaldson, who was Chair of Medicine at the College.

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Loyalist physician William Paine (1750-1833) was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on June 5, 1750; he was the son of Timothy Paine and Sarah Chandler. As a child, he was tutored in Latin by future United States President John Adams, who was then studying law in Worcester. Paine attended Harvard College, graduating in the class of 1768, and following graduation he studied medicine with Dr. Edward Augustus Holyoke of Salem, Massachusetts. In 1771, he established a private medical practice in Worce...

Paine, William, 1750-1833

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Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926

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Eliot served as president of Harvard University (1869-1909). From the description of Correspondence of Charles W. Eliot, 1870-1920. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234339031 Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) was President of Harvard University from March 12, 1869 to May 19, 1909. He also taught mathematics and chemistry at Harvard University (1858-1863) and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1865-1869). Eliot was one of the most influential educa...