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In 1756, Thomas Young (c1728-1783), a practising surgeon, was appointed Professor of Midwifery at Edinburgh University. He was the third holder of the Chair, after Joseph Gibson (c1698-c1739) and Robert Smith (1705-1774) but was the first to actually lecture on the subject of obstetrics.