James Alderson (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Sir James Alderson MD, FRS (1794-1882) was an English physician. Alderson was born in Hull, a younger son of Dr. John Alderson. He received his early education at the school of Dr. Lee, a dissenting minister in Hull. While still in his teens he went out to Portugal as clerk to a wine merchant, just before the conclusion of the Peninsular war. On his return to England he entered Pembroke College, Cambridge in 1818. He took his B. A. degree in 1822 as sixth wrangler; became a fellow of Pembroke in 1823; M.A. 1825, and the following year he was incorporated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, as M.B.