David Macbeth Moir
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David Macbeth Moir (5 January 1798Template:Snd6 July 1851) was a Scottish physician and writer.
Biography
Moir was born at Musselburgh on 5 January 1798, the son of Elizabeth Macbeth (1767–1842) and Robert Moir (d. 1842). He was educated at Musselburgh Grammar School. At the age of 13 he was apprenticed to the medical practitioner Dr Stewart, studying with him for four years while also attending classes at the University of Edinburgh, from where he graduated in 1816.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
In 1817 he entered into a partnership with Dr Brown, a Musselburgh doctor, practising there until his death.<ref name=":0" /> He was a contributor of both prose and verse to the magazines, and particularly, with the signature of Delta, to Blackwood's Magazine. His life is featured in the book, The "Blackwood" Group by Sir George Douglas, Edinburgh: Oliphant, Anderson & Ferrier, 1897.<ref name="EB1911">{{#if: |
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A collection of his poetry was edited in 1852 by Thomas Aird. Among his publications were the famous Life of Mansie Wauch, Tailor (1828), which shows his gifts as a humorist, Outlines of the Ancient History of Medicine (1831), and Sketch of the Poetical Literature of the Past Half Century (1851).<ref name="EB1911"/>
He is one of several writers who are claimed as the author of the "Canadian Boat-Song".<ref name="Dowler">Template:Citation</ref>
On 22 June 1851, while away from home, he was seriously injured when dismounting his horse. He died in on 6 July 1851 at Dumfries as a result of his injuries. He was buried on 10 July 1851 at Inveresk Church, Musselburgh.<ref name=":0" />
He is commemorated by a memorial statue, which was erected in Musselburgh in 1853.<ref>[1]</ref> There are also several street names in the town which make reference to him, and a branch of the pub chain Wetherspoons opened in February 2012 is named The David Macbeth Moir.
Family
In June 1829 he married Catherine Elizabeth Bell at Carham Church, Northumberland, and together they had 11 children.<ref name=":0" /> Their daughter Annie Marie Moir married Rev William Milligan and their children included the church historian Oswald Milligan<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Rev. George Milligan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
References
External links
- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
- 1798 births
- 1851 deaths
- 19th-century Scottish writers
- 19th-century Scottish medical doctors
- Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
- People from Musselburgh
- Scottish medical historians
- People educated at Musselburgh Grammar School
- 19th-century Scottish poets
- 19th-century Scottish historians
- Members of the Harveian Society of Edinburgh