Monro family

Monro family, a family of three Scottish doctors—father, son, and grandson—who lifted Edinburgh University to international prominence as a centre of medical teaching in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Monros, all named Alexander and differentiated as primus, secundus, and tertius, held the chair of anatomy at Edinburgh for 126 years (1720–1846) without interruption. They exerted a great influence on medicine by contributing to the education of physicians and surgeons throughout the world besides making...