Rae Gilchrist
Rae Gilchrist | |
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| Physician, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh | |
| In office 1939–1964 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrew Rae Gilchrist 7 July 1899 |
| Died | 1 March 1995 (aged 95) |
| Occupation | Cardiologist |
Andrew Rae Gilchrist (7 July 1899 – 1 March 1995) was a Scottish cardiologist who served as President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh 1957 to 1960. He was its longest serving Fellow: 1929 to 1995 (66 years). He did extensive work on anti-coagulants. In 1959 he was a co-founder of the British Heart Foundation, a charity raising funds for heart research.