Description: (Physician, Chemist, Farmer, Academic, University teacher, Writer, Psychiatrist)
William Cullen was a prominent Scottish physician, chemist, and agriculturalist recognized for his significant contributions to the Scottish Enlightenment. He was a respected professor at the Edinburgh Medical School and held prestigious positions including President of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Cullen was known for his influential role as a teacher, with many of his students becoming notable figures in the field of medicine. He authored several medical textbooks, the most renowned being "First Lines of the Practice of Physic."