PICTURE FRAMER
Photographs taken in Leith, Friday 26th September 2026:
Tag: renaissance of polymaths
A consummate human being – wise, thoughtful, irrepressibly good-natured
l was sorry to read in the Scotsman of the recent death of Kenneth Calman. I was fortunate to meet Ken. This was when he was giving a talk in … Continue reading A consummate human being – wise, thoughtful, irrepressibly good-natured
We need a Renaissance of Generalists
I aspire to be a generalist. We live between the microscope and the telescope. I am of the view that the art and science of being a doctor requires such … Continue reading We need a Renaissance of Generalists
A Doctor’s Line
Professor Sir Kenneth C Calman give a talk on ‘Scottish Literature and Medicine’ at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh on the 11th January 2017. It was a wonderful … Continue reading A Doctor’s Line
Penicuik enlightens
Last week I was part of a gathering of minds to consider a project to bring together the “villas of the Esk’ for [what seems like] a forgotten landscape of special … Continue reading Penicuik enlightens