What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: In honour of Sir Robert Sibbald 1641-1722. Graduate of the University, Professor of Medicine (1685-1722), founder of The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Recorded plaque organisation: The University of Edinburgh.
Robert Sibbald was a Scottish physician and scholar who founded the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1681, significantly contributing to medical education and practice in Scotland.
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