How to cite this page Comment citer cette page
McGrigor, James, 1st Baronet
Person
- Media metadata
- has biography
- Scottish physician, military surgeon and botanist in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. McGrigor was a key figure in the founding of the Royal Army Medical Corps and served as Director-General of the Army Medical Department from 1815 to 1851. The British Empire was involved in a number of colonial conflicts during this period, including the First Ashanti War (1823-1831), the First Anglo-Afghan War (1838-1842) and the Xhosa Wars.
- was born
- 9 April 1771
- died in
- 2 April 1858
- has type
- depicted