Sir alexander ogston biography of abraham

British surgeon

For his grandson, the biochemist, see Alexander George Ogston

Sir Alexander OgstonKCVO MD CM LLD (19 April – 1 February ) was a British surgeon, famous for his discovery of Staphylococcus.

Life

Ogston was the eldest son of Amelia Cadenhead and her husband Prof. Francis Ogston (–), Professor of Medical Jurisprudence at the University of Aberdeen.^[4] He had a brother who was also a professor.

University of Aberdeen

Ogston began his medical training at Marischal College in and graduated as Bachelor of Medicine and Master of Surgery at the recently united University of Aberdeen in with honours in medicine and surgery at the age of ^[5] He obtained his MD a year later in He was appointed as a full surgeon to the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in ^[5] He was Assistant Professor of Medical Jurisprudence and Materia Medica, Lecturer in Ophthalmology and Anaesthetist before being appointed as Regius Professor of Surger