Alexander Wood (surgeon)
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Alexander Wood (14 June 1725 – 12 May 1807) was a Scottish surgeon, who was active in the convivial clubs which flourished in Enlightenment Edinburgh and was the founder of two of these. Owing to his lean, lanky physique he was better known to his contemporaries and to posterity as "Lang Sandy" Wood. His treatment of and friendship with the poet Robert Burns contributed to the local celebrity status which he attained.
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Alexander Wood (surgeon)
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Alexander Wood
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Alexander Wood
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Edinburgh, Scotland
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1807-05-12
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1725-06-14
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1725-06-14
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excentricities including owning a raven and a sheep as pets
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founder of the Aesculapian Club and the Harveian Society of Edinburgh
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first man in Edinburgh to use an umbrella
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friendship with Robert Burns
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Alexander Wood (14 June 1725 – 12 May 1807) was a Scottish surgeon, who was active in the convivial clubs which flourished in Enlightenment Edinburgh and was the founder of two of these. Owing to his lean, lanky physique he was better known to his contemporaries and to posterity as "Lang Sandy" Wood. His treatment of and friendship with the poet Robert Burns contributed to the local celebrity status which he attained.
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