Robert Young (1700s–1743) was a Scottish doctor of medicine, who was employed by the South Sea Company in Buenos Aires.[1]
Robert Young | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | c.1700 Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Died | 1743 Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of Peru |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Occupation | Medicine |
| Profession | Physician |
Biography edit
Young was born in Scotland, the son of Alexander Young and Margaret Bucanan. He was graduated in medicine in Spain,[2] and arrived at the port of Buenos Aires aboard a ship belonging to the South Sea Company, company that had its facilities in the area of Retiro.[3]
After leaving the Royal English Company, he was hired by the Viceregal Authorities who assigned them to serve in the Fort of Buenos Aires.[4] Young who professed the Protestant religion converted to Catholicism in 1737.[5]
In Buenos Aires, Roberto Young had exercised the profession of surgeon with Robert Fontaine and Robert Espren, known as the three "Robert".[6] He had the first Brewery installed in the city. The company used slaves for packaging of the beer. This action earned him a fine imposed by the Governor of Buenos Aires against Robert Young.[7]
Robert Young died in 1743 and bequeathed all his property to the Jesuits of Buenos Aires.[8]
References edit
- ^ Historia cronológica de la ciudad de Buenos Aires 1536-2014. By Contreras, Leonel. March 2014. ISBN 9789870273066.
- ^ Grandes figuras de la cirugía Argentina. Alberto Ernesto Laurence. 1987. ISBN 9789509913301.
- ^ Todo es historia, Issues 402-407. Todo es Historia, 2001. 2001.
- ^ Historia social y cultural del Río de la Plata, 1536-1810. Guillermo Fúrlong Cárdiff. 1969.
- ^ Bautismos 1732-1752. Nuestra Señora de La Merced.
- ^ Boletín de la Academia Nacional de la Historia, Volume 28. Academia Nacional de la Historia (Argentina). 1957.
- ^ Historia, Volumes 14-15. Armando Alonso Piñeiro. December 1994.
- ^ Tomás Falkner y su "Acerca de los patagones," 1788. Guillermo Fúrlong Cárdiff. 1954.