Background
Bryce was born in Dalkeith, just south of Edinburgh on 20 October 1862, the son of Doctor William Bryce.
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Education
He was educated at Edinburgh Collegiate School and then took a degree in Medicine at Edinburgh University.
Career
He was Regius Professor of Anatomy at Glasgow University 1909 to 1935 and also Curator of the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow. He is primarily remembered for his work on human embryology and comparative anatomy. His students referred to him as Tommy Bryce
He became a Demonstrator in Anatomy at the newly formed Queen Margaret College in 1890.
In 1892 he became a Lecturer in Anatomy (working under Professor William Turner) and continued this until 1909 when he was given the Anatomy chair at Glasgow University where he then worked until 1935.
During this period he was also Curator of the university"s Hunterian Museum. He was a keen amateur archaeologist, submitting over 40 papers to the Society of Antiquities of Scotland.
He was President of the Anatomical Society 1930 to 1932 and also served as President of the Glasgow Archaeological Society. He died in Oxford on 16 May 1946.
He was the nephew of the eminent Edinburgh surgeon, James Bryce FRSE (1766–1826).
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Awards
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Keith Medal
The Keith Medal is a prize awarded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's national academy, for a scientific paper published in the society's scientific journals, preference being given to a paper containing a discovery, either in mathematics or earth sciences.The Keith Medal is a prize awarded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's national academy, for a scientific paper published in the society's scientific journals, preference being given to a paper containing a discovery, either in mathematics or earth sciences.