Robert Couper
Robert Couper (born September 22, 1750 in Sorbie , † January 18, 1818 in Wigton, Cumbria ) was a Scottish writer and doctor.
Life
In 1769 Couper began studying theology at the University of Glasgow . He wanted to be a priest in the Church of Scotland . His parents died before he could graduate and so he took the position of tutor in a family in Virginia (USA). At the outbreak of the American War of Independence in 1776 he returned to Scotland, studied medicine in Glasgow and initially practiced in Newton Stewart ( Wigtownshire ).
In 1788 he moved to Fochabers ( Banffshire ) and became a doctor of the Duke of Gordon (Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon 1743-1827). He became known for his poetry chiefly in the Scottish Language , which he published in 1804 with a dedication to the Duke of Gordon. In 1806 he left Fochabers and died in Wigton ( Cumbria ) in 1818 .
Works (selection)
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Speculations on the mode and appearances of impregnation in the human female; with an account of the principal ancient, and an examination of the modern, theories of generation . London (1st edition anonymous) 1789 (digitized version) , 3rd edition 1808 (digitized version)
- Christian Friedrich Michaelis (translator). (Robert Couper). Considerations on impregnation and on various systems of generation . Johann David Schöps, Zitta and Leipzig 1791 (digitized version)
- Poetry chiefly in the Scottish Language . Inverness 1804, Part I (digitized version) Part II (digitized version)
literature
- Robert Couper . In: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900 . Volume 12 (1887), p. 328 (digitized version)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Couper, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish writer and doctor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 22, 1750 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sorbie |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 18, 1818 |
| Place of death | Wigton, Cumbria |