After attending school in Aberdeen, he was sent by his guardians to Dundee, attending the High School of Dundee and was then apprenticed to a pharmacist; upon returning to Aberdeen he began his medical studies in the University there.
He was sent by his guardians to Dundee. He was attending the High School of Dundee. He was then apprenticed to a pharmacist. He was returning to Aberdeen. He began his medical studies in the University there. He was attending school in Aberdeen.