Famous Scholars in the Faculty of Medicine

Tobias George Smollett (1721-1771)

Novelist

Graduate of medicine from the University of Glasgow. Like AJ Cronin he started off his surgical career in the Navy, but also like Cronin is better known for his literary abilities as a novelist, journalist and social commentator. He spent several months in prison for his libellous views...¹⁹⁰

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Image of Tobias George Smollet, with permission of Glasgow University Archive Services