James, Duke of York and Albany (and court culture in Edinburgh) [ Aristocracy / Cities ]
… brother did in London. He hosted intellectual meetings at Holyrood to debate on scientific improvement, especially in medicine, and promoted science by supporting the establishment of the Royal College of Physicians in 1681. He became its … financially. Thus he was a major actor in the emergent reputation and influence of Edinburgh’s academic institutions of medicine and surgery. James also helped in the foundation of the Library of the Faculty of Advocates , established in …
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