John Alderson

(1757-1829)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Alderson, John, 1757-1829 DNB: Alderson, John (bap. 1757, d. 1829), physician LBT ID: JoAlder1829 VIAF ID: 61895767 LOC ID: n85017526	B/BAP: 1757-06-04 DIED: 1829-07-16
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The uncle of Amelia Opie, he studied medicine with his elder brother James Alderson at Norwich and at Edinburgh University before being elected physician to Hull General Infirmary in 1792.
REFERENCES TO John Alderson: Henry Roscoe, The Life of William Roscoe 2 vols (London: T. Cadell, 1833) Chapter XXI. Found 1: ¶ 41