James Couper Brash
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Doctor James Couper Brash MC, M.D., F.R.C.S.Ed., D.Sc. LL.D., F.R.S.Ed |
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| Born |
24 October 1886 Cathcart |
| Died | 19 January 1958 (aged 71) Edinburgh |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Anatomist |
James Couper Brash, MC, M.D., F.R.C.S.Ed., D.Sc. LL.D., FRSE (24 October 1886 in Cathcart – 19 January 1958 in Edinburgh) was a leading anatomist and embryologist in Britain.
James Couper Brash was born in Cathcart in Scotland, the son of James Brash, J.P. He was educated at George Watson's College and the University of Edinburgh. Brash graduated B.Sc. in 1908 and M.B., Ch.B. in 1910.
In 1912 Professor Brash married Margaret Henderson, daughter of William Henderson, of Leslie, Fife, and she survived him together with one son, James Couper Henderson Brash (d.1990) and one daughter, Nancy Brash. Neither had children, ending the line.
After holding the post of resident physician at the Royal Infirmary and working as a demonstrator of anatomy at Edinburgh, he became an assistant in the anatomical department in the University of Leeds.
During the First World War he served as a Major in the Royal Army Medical Corps in France and Belgium and was awarded the Military Cross for his bravery.
Soon after his return to civilian life he was appointed assistant professor of anatomy at Birmingham University, becoming professor in 1922 and, later, dean of the medical faculty. In 1923 the university granted him the degree of M.D. When in 1931 he returned to Edinburgh as successor to Professor A. Robinson in the chair of anatomy, Professor Brash had already become recognized as one of the leading anatomists in Britain. His own research was concerned mainly with embryology and the development of the jaws and teeth, on which he wrote several monographs for the Dental Board of the United Kingdom. With Professor J. Glaister he was the author of a book entitled Medico-Legal Aspects of the Ruxton Case, the trial of Buck Ruxton. He, also took over from Professor Robinson the editing of Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy and Cunningham's Textbook of Anatomy.
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