6 3 , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁Rev ▁Adam ▁White ▁( 1 8 2 9 - 1 8 6 4 ), ▁a ▁mission ary ▁for ▁the ▁Free ▁Church ▁of ▁Scotland ▁in ▁India , ▁originally ▁from ▁Aber de en . ▁His ▁father ▁died ▁of ▁ch ol era , ▁contract ed ▁from ▁H indu ▁pil gr ims ▁at ▁S asso or , ▁the ▁year ▁after ▁his ▁birth ▁and ▁Philip ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁Scotland ▁with ▁his ▁mother , ▁Jane ▁Little j ohn ▁White ▁( 1 8 3 2 - 1 9 1 7 ). ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁F ettes ▁College ▁then ▁studied ▁medicine ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁gradu ating ▁with ▁an ▁MB ▁Ch B ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁Part ▁of ▁his ▁studies ▁included ▁zo ology ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁pri zem an ▁for ▁his ▁year ▁in ▁that ▁field . ▁Given ▁this , ▁he ▁obtained ▁a ▁post ▁as ▁assistant ▁lect urer ▁in ▁the ▁natural ▁history ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁following ▁gradu ation , ▁becoming ▁a ▁lect urer ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁establish ing ▁a ▁new ▁course ▁in ▁Pract ical ▁Zo ology . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁he ▁began ▁lect uring ▁at ▁University ▁College , ▁Bang or ▁in ▁Wales . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁he ▁took ▁on ▁the ▁additional ▁role ▁as ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Bi ological ▁Research ▁Station ▁on ▁P uff in ▁Island ▁off ▁the ▁north ▁Wales ▁coast , ▁being ▁appointed ▁by ▁Prof ▁William ▁Abb ott ▁H erd man . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9