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William Boog Leishman

1865 - 1926

Born

06 November 1865

Glasgow, Scotland

Died

02/06/1926

Queen Alexandra's Military Hospital, Millbank, London, England

Nationality
British
Gender
Male
Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
05/05/1910
Age at the time of election for Royal Society fellowship
45
Occupation
Bacteriologist, pathologist, and british army medical officer
Relationships
Parents: William Leishman (1833–1894), regius professor of midwifery in the University of Glasgow, and Augusta Selina, eldest daughter of George Drevar, of Rosehill, Blackrock, co. Dublin. Spouse: Maud Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Gunter, of the East Lancashire regiment. Children: One son and three daughter