9 9 , ▁Walker ▁published ▁Introduction ▁to ▁D erm at ology ▁based ▁on ▁his ▁lect ures ▁to ▁under grad u ates . ▁The ▁t enth ▁edition ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁with ▁Walker ▁and ▁George ▁H ector ▁Per c ival ▁as ▁authors . ▁For ▁some ▁time ▁Walker ▁was ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Medical ▁and ▁S urg ical ▁Journal , ▁and ▁joint ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Edinburgh ▁Medical ▁Journal ▁after ▁the ▁two ▁journ als ▁merged . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Norman ▁Walker ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 ▁August ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁at ▁the ▁Free ▁Church ▁Man se ▁in ▁D ys art , ▁F ife , ▁to ▁Rev d ▁Dr ▁Norman ▁Mac don ald ▁Lock hart ▁Walker ▁and ▁Christian ▁Alexander ▁Norm and . ▁He ▁married ▁An nie ▁( b . ▁ 1 8 6 4 / 6 5 ), ▁only ▁daughter ▁of ▁Edward ▁Tr im ble , ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁August ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁They ▁had ▁three ▁sons ▁and ▁one ▁daughter . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁war , ▁Walker ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁suffering ▁of ▁di ab etes . ▁His ▁health ▁d eter ior ated ▁quickly , ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁his ▁colle agues ▁fe ared ▁for ▁his ▁life . ▁However ▁the ▁discover ers ▁of ▁ins ul in ▁heard ▁of ▁his ▁condition , ▁and ▁sent ▁him ▁some ▁batch es ▁before ▁the ▁product ▁was ▁available ▁on ▁the ▁market . ▁Walker ▁completely ▁recovered ▁in ▁a ▁few ▁weeks , ▁and ▁thus ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁person