Andrew Halliday (physician)

Sir Andrew Halliday, KH (also spelt Hallidie; 17 March 1782 in Copewood, parish of Dryfesdale, Dumfries – 7 September 1839 in Dumfries) was a Scottish physician, reformer, and writer.

This article is about the Scottish physician, reformer, and writer. For other uses, see Andrew Halliday (disambiguation).

Sir

Andrew Halliday

KH, MD
Source: Wellcome Library, London
Born(1782-03-17)17 March 1782
Copewood, parish of Dryfesdale, Dumfries, Scotland
Died7 September 1839(1839-09-07) (aged 57)
Dumfries, Scotland
Resting placeSaint Michael's, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, UK
NationalityScottish
Other namesAndrew Hallidie
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
Occupationphysician
Years active1806-1837
Known forRoyal physician to William IV and Queen Victoria, military surgeon, author, reformer
Notable workAnnals of the house of Hanover; A General View of the Present State of Lunatics, and Lunatic Asylums; The West Indies: the Nature and Physical History of the Windward and Leeward Colonies
SpouseHelen Carmichael
Parent(s)Thomas Halliday, esq. and Margaret Porteous
RelativesAndrew Smith Hallidie, nephew
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