Ralph Stockman

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Ralph Stockman (born August 3, 1861 in Leith , † February 27, 1946 in Edinburgh ) was a Scottish medic and pharmacologist .

Life

The second son of the merchant WJ Stockman attended the Royal High School in Edinburgh. After graduating (MB, 1882) from the University of Edinburgh , he continued his studies in Vienna and Strasbourg . In 1883 and 1889 he taught and researched as an assistant in Edinburgh and then took over a teaching position for Materia Medica in Edinburgh.

From 1897 to 1937 he was Regius Professor of Materia Medica and a leading authority in the field of pharmacology . From 1900 to 1926 he also worked as a doctor for the Western Infirmary in Glasgow. He carried out basic research in the etiology of iron deficiency anemia . He dealt with rheumatic diseases and arthritis .

Stockman was a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, the Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, and from 1888 the Royal Society of Edinburgh .

Publications

  • Report on the Coca Alkaloids
  • Pharmacology of Morphine and Its Derivatives ; 1890 (with David Brown Dott (1852–1941))
  • On the excretion of tannic acid in the urine ; 1897
  • Ingestion and excretion of iron in health ; 1897
  • The Action of arsenic on the bone-marrow and blood ; 1898
  • Rheumatism and arthritis ; 1920

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c N. M .: Obituary Ralph Stockman, MD, LL.D. (PDF) Retrieved June 15, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g unknown: Papers of Ralph Stockman, 1861-1937, Professor of Materia Medica, University of Glasgow. Reference GB 248 DC 394. In: https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk . Retrieved June 15, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b c The University of Glasgow Story; Ralph Stockman ; Retrieved July 24, 2014.

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personal data
SURNAME Stockman, Ralph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish medic and pharmacologist
DATE OF BIRTH August 3, 1861
PLACE OF BIRTH Leith
DATE OF DEATH February 27, 1946
Place of death Edinburgh