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| David Boswell Reid | |||
| Second son of educational reformer Dr Peter Reid. | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Event | |
| 1805 | Born (Edinburgh). | ||
| 12 July 1830 | Medical diploma at Edinburgh University. | ||
| 2 August 1831 | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh. | ||
| 1833 | Set up teaching laboratory for practical and theoretical chemistry. | ||
| 1840 | 1845 | Designed ventilation system for Sir Charles Barry's new Houses of Parliament. | |
| 1840 | Designed ventilation system for Harvey Lonsdale Elmes' St Georges Hall, Liverpool. | ||
| 1843 | 1848 | Member of Commission on 'Health of Towns'. | |
| 1844 | Published 'Illustrations of the Theory and Practice of Ventilation'. | ||
| 1847 | Moved to London. | ||
| 1856 | Moved to United States. | ||
| 1856 | Medical inspector to the sanitary commission of the United States. | ||
| 5 April 1863 | Died (Washington). | ||
| Literature: (DNB). | |||
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