Monro, Alexander, c 1843-1847

From a typed note pasted on the page: "Monro, Alexander, primus (1697-1767), physician; M.D., Edinburgh; studied at London, Paris, and (1718) Layden; professor of anatomy and surgery to the Surgeons' Company, Edinburgh, 1719; first professor of anatomy, Edinburgh University, 1720; attended the wounded at Prestonpans, 1745; published 'Osteology,' 1726; edited 'Transactions' of the Medico-Chirurgical Society, 1732. [xxxviii. 179]. Monro, Alexander, secundus (1733-1817), anatomist; son of Alexander Monro primus [q. v.] entered Edinburgh University, 1752; coadjutor to his father as professor of anatomy and surgery; M.D. Edinburgh, 1755; studied at London, Paris, Leyden, and Berlin; lectured in Edinburgh, 1759-1808; the communication between the lateral ventricles of the brain called the 'foramen of Monro' from his description, 1783; described accurately the bursae mucosae, 1788, and wrote other medical works. [xxxviii. 180]. Monro, Alexander, teritus (1773-1859), anatomist; son of Alexander Monro secundus [q. v.]; M.D. Edinburgh, 1797; studied at London and Paris; joint-professor with his father, 1800; published no works of permanent value. [xxxviii. 181]".