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Laurence Waddell obtained a bachelor's degree in Medicine followed by a master's degree in both Surgery and Chemistry at Glasgow University in 1878. His first job was as a resident surgeon near the university and was also the President of Glasgow University's Medical Society. [5]
Lieutenant Colonel Laurence Austine Waddell (1854-1938), was an exceptionally learned English antiquarian, scholar and explorer. He was a polymath who spoke several oriental languages, as well as being an expert on the flora and fauna of India and Tibet.
30 Apr 2016 · Lawrence Waddell and Stokley Williams of the St. Paul-based R&B band Mint Condition sit down to talk about their mentor, friend and fellow musician Prince.Fr...
Professor of Chemistry and Pathology, Medical College, Calcutta, 1881-1886; member of the Younghusband Expedition to Tibet. Author of 'Lhasa and its mysteries with a record of the expedition of 1903-1904' (London, 1906). 168 related objects. altar-vessel. Museum number.
Waddell's history of the creation of civilization may offer some clues for the elucidation of questions that have remained unsolved in Archaeology. With Waddell the message is that in a period of decline the original sense of 'the rise of man' was lost and the golden age of civilization was remembered as a lost paradise.
Lawrence Austine Waddell was born on May 29, 1854, in Cumbcrnauld, Dumbartonshire, being son of Dr. T. S. Waddell, schoolmaster and author, and his wife Jean, youngest daughter of John Chapman, of Banton, Stirlingshire. From a private school he proceeded to the University of Glasgow, where in 1878 he graduated (M.B., M.Ch.) with highest honours.
Laurence Austine Waddell (1854 - 1938) was a Scottish explorer, Professor of Tibetan, Professor of Chemistry and Pathology, Indian Army surgeon, collector in Tibet, and amateur archaeologist. Waddell also studied Sumerian and Sanskrit; he made various translations of seals and other inscriptions.
