Background
GLAISTER, John was born on March 9, 1856 in Lanark. Son of Joseph Glaister and Marion Hamilton Weir.
professor of medical jurisprudence
GLAISTER, John was born on March 9, 1856 in Lanark. Son of Joseph Glaister and Marion Hamilton Weir.
Studied at Grammar School, Lanark. University of Glasgow. Medallist in Surgery, Clinical Medicine, and Materia Medica.
1st Prizeman in Forensic Medicine and Pathology. Degree of Bachelor of Medicine (with commendation). Doctor of Medicine; Bachelor of Medicine.
Diploma in Public Health Cambridge.
Lecturer in Medical Jurisprudence and Hygiene, Royal Infirmary School of Medicine, 1881. Professor of Medical Jurisprudence and Public Health, St. Mungo’s College, Glasgow, 1888. Police Divisional Surgeon, Glasgow.
Examiner in Medical Jurisprudence and Public Health for diplomas in Medicine and Surgery, and for diplomas in Public Health, to the Royal Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons of Edinburgh, and the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, 1883 and 1888. Medico-Legal Examiner in Crown Cases for the City of Glasgow. Professor of Forensic Medicine, University of Glasgow, since 1898. F.F.P.S. Glas.
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Fellow of the Chemical Society. Clubs: Conservative, Art, University, Angling, Glasgow.