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Diarmid Noel Paton, FRS, FRSE (19 March 1859 – 30 September 1928), known as Noel Paton, was a Scottish physician and academic. From 1906 to 1928, he was the Regius Professor of Physiology at the University of Glasgow.
Early life and education
Paton was born at 37 Drummond Place in Edinburgh's New Town, the son of the distinguished artist Joseph Noel Paton and his wife, Margaret Ferrier. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy, and graduated with a BSc in 1880 and MB, CM, along with first-class honours in 1882.
Career
Paton was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1886. His proposers were William Rutherford, Andrew Douglas Maclagan, Sir William Turner and Peter Guthrie Tait. He served as Vice President of the Society 1918 to 1921. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1914.
He died while walking along the banks of the River Tweed near his home at Stobo in the Scottish Borders on 30 September 1928.
Family
In 1898 he married Agatha (Agate) Henrietta Balfour. They were parents to Donald Noel Paton and Olivia Campbell Paton.
