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James Crichton-Browne

1840 - 1938

Born

29 November 1840

Edinburgh, Scotland

Died

31/01/1938

Crindau, Dumfries, Scotland

Nationality
British
Gender
Male
Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
07/06/1883
Age at the time of election for Royal Society fellowship
43
Occupation
Physician, psychiatrist, neurologist, and eugenicist
Relationships
Parents: William Alexander Francis Browne (1805–1885), Commissioner in Lunacy, Scotland, and Magdalene Howden Balfour, daughter of Dr Andrew Balfour of Edinburgh. Spouse: 1) Emily, daughter of Dr Halliday (died 1903) (1865); 2 (1912) Audrey Emioy, daughter of General Sir E Bulwer. Children: 1) son and a daughter