# James Borthwick

> James Borthwick of Stow was a Scottish surgeon who was the first teacher of anatomy in the Incorporation of Surgeons and Barbers of Edinburgh. He was Deacon (President) of the Incorporation on two occasions and a member of the Scottish Parliament. Borthwick was largely responsible for the formal creation of the surgeon-apothecary in Edinburgh.

*Scottish surgeon*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/james-borthwick

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Born:** 1615
- **Died:** 1675
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

James Borthwick of Stow was a Scottish surgeon who was the first teacher of anatomy in the Incorporation of Surgeons and Barbers of Edinburgh. He was Deacon (President) of the Incorporation on two occasions and a member of the Scottish Parliament. Borthwick was largely responsible for the formal creation of the surgeon-apothecary in Edinburgh.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 28.9
- **Momentum:** 15.0

## Sources
- [James Borthwick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Borthwick)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30605401)

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