Editing David Ferrier (section)

{{Short description|Scottish neurologist and psychologist (1843–1928)}}
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{{Infobox scientist
| name              = Sir David Ferrier
| image             = File:David Ferrier.jpg
| birth_date        = {{birth date|1843|1|13|df=y}}
| death_date        = {{death date and age|df=yes|1928|3|19|1843|1|13}}
| awards            = [[Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh]] <small>(1891)</small>
}}

'''Sir David Ferrier''' [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]] (13 January 1843 – 19 March 1928) was a pioneering Scottish [[neurologist]] and [[psychologist]]. Ferrier conducted experiments on the brains of animals such as monkeys and in 1881 became the first scientist to be prosecuted under the [[Cruelty to Animals Act, 1876]] which had been enacted following a major public debate over [[vivisection]].<ref name=”Bone_2024”>{{cite journal | vauthors = Bone I, Larner AJ| title = The trial of David Ferrier, November 1881: Context, proceedings, and aftermath | journal =  J Hist Neurosci| volume =  | issue =  | pages = 1-22| date = 2024 | doi = 10.1080/0964704X.2024.2324809|url= https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0964704X.2024.2324809 |archive-url= |archive-date=|PMID =  | PMC= | doi-access = free}}</ref>