29:, FSA, FRSA (1743 – 30 August 1807) was a Scottish physician, mineralogist and traveller who rose to be councillor to the Russian royal family. He made extensive studies of Russian history and folklore, and did much to foster international relationships between Russia and Scotland and promote Russian culture. He was one of the founders of the
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He was married to Marie or Maria Dunant (of French descent and sometimes called Marie de Romaud-Survesnes) on 31 May 1781 at the
British Chaplaincy in Saint Petersburg in Russia. She had previously directed a convent school responsible for educating the female nobility of Russia. They had two
75:. He matriculated in 1764, there is no record of his graduation. He does appear to have trained as a surgeon. He went to Russia in 1769 and stayed there for most of his life. His initial role was as physician to the 1st and 2nd Imperial Corps of Noble Cadets in
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Guthrie's older sister Euphan married
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He died in Saint Petersburg, Russia on 30 August 1807.
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