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Did Oliver Goldsmith earn a medical degree?
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Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith, oil painting from the studio of Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1770; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
No, Oliver Goldsmith did not earn a medical degree. Although he traveled to Edinburgh to study at its medical school and was later known by the courtesy title "Dr. Goldsmith"āwhich was commonly used for those who held a Bachelor of Medicineāhe did not complete a degree there or at any other time during his life.1