Adam Drummond (surgeon)

Adam Drummond of Binend (1679-1758) was a Scottish surgeon-apothecary who was appointed, jointly, as the first Professor of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh.

Adam Drummond was born on the family estate at Megginch in Perthshire and went to the local school in Errol before matriculating at St. Andrews University at the age of sixteen.

En route to the continent he took a course of anatomy in London from a fellow Scot Dr Robert Erskine of Alva, before further studies at the University of Leyden.

In 1720 Drummond resigned "owing to the state of his health and his business",[4] although it is likely that this was as a result of pressure from John Monro, who wished to advance the interests of his son Alexander.

One week later the University appointed Alexander Monro primus as his successor, paving the way for the famous dynasty of Anatomy professors.