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Entry TypePerson
SurnameFitton
ForenamesWilliam Henry
Epithetphysician and geologist
Dates1780-1861
Gender IdentityMale
HistoryGraduated as M.D. from Edinburgh University in 1810; elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1815 and of the Geological Society in 1816, of which he was secretary, 1822-1824, and president, 1827-1829
SourceOxford Dictionary of National Biography online
Authorised Form of NameFitton; William Henry (1780-1861); physician and geologist

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