Author talk:D. Macpherson

D Macpherson

D Macpherson's paper "On Respiration" is included in the Southland Institute proceedings at p 46
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/TPRSNZ1885-18.2.2
Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 18, 1885, Unnumbered Page

A Dr Macpherson carried out a post mortem on a deceased person in 1884.
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST18840825.2.20
Southland Times, Issue 5013, 25 August 1884, Page 2

A Dr Macpherson was living in North Invercargill in 1884.
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST18841015.2.18 Southland Times, Issue 5057, 15 October 1884, Page 2

In 1886, a Dr Macpherson left Invercargill for Lyttelton
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST18860922.2.8
Southland Times, Issue 9329, 22 September 1886, Page 2

A list of physicians and surgeons has a Dr James Macpherson living in Invercargill from 1883 - 1887/8. He was a Freemason, and Freemasons were frequent presenters of papers in these types of institutions. Is it possible that the initial "D" on the paper is incorrect?
https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc04Cycl-t1-body1-d2-d26-d2.html

Dr James Macpherson resigned from his post as Medical Officer with the Benevolent Institution as he said he was leaving for a post near Sydney.
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18880428.2.38
Otago Daily Times, Issue 8169, 28 April 1888, Page 5 (Supplement)

Noracrentiss (talk) 07:29, 8 April 2023 (UTC)