▁in ▁Great ▁Britain . ▁ ▁Life ▁Hend erson ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Th ur so ▁in ▁Ca ith ness . ▁ ▁William ▁Hend erson ▁was ▁appointed ▁professor ▁of ▁general ▁path ology ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁and ▁phys ician - in - ordinary ▁to ▁the ▁Edinburgh ▁Royal ▁Inf irm ary . ▁He ▁author ed ▁important ▁articles ▁on ▁the ▁clin ical ▁and ▁path ological ▁aspects ▁of ▁a ort ic ▁and ▁heart ▁disease . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁recognition ▁as ▁separate ▁dise ases ▁of ▁ty ph us ▁and ▁ty ph oid ▁fe ver . ▁ ▁Hend erson ▁was ▁early ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁home op ath y ▁in ▁Scotland ▁and ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁controvers y ▁surrounding ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁home op ath y ▁to ▁Edinburgh ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 4 0 s . ▁ ▁This ▁involved ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Medicine , ▁the ▁Royal ▁College ▁of ▁Phys icians ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁( RC PE ) ▁and ▁medical ▁soci eties ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁prominent ▁medical ▁figures ▁of ▁the ▁period ▁including ▁Sir ▁John ▁For bes , ▁Professor ▁Sir ▁James ▁Sim pson , ▁Professor ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁Christ ison ▁and ▁Professor ▁James ▁Sym e . ▁Many ▁Scottish ▁phys icians ▁were ▁influenced ▁by ▁Hend erson ' s ▁teach ings ▁and ▁they ▁in ▁turn ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁wider ▁introduction ▁of ▁home op ath y ▁in ▁Britain . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁ret irement ▁Prof . ▁Hend erson ▁was ▁author ▁to ▁a ▁reference ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁Bible ▁that ▁gave ▁am ple ▁evidence ▁of ▁his ▁extensive ▁religious ▁knowledge ▁and