Joseph Hart Myers, born in New York, was the first Jewish student to study medicine in Scotland; he graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1779. The first graduate from the University of Glasgow who was openly known to be Jewish was Levi Myers, in 1787.
Joseph Hart Myers, born in New York, was a trailblazer for Jewish students pursuing medicine in Scotland; he graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1779. Similarly, Levi Myers made history as the first Jewish medical graduate from the University of Glasgow in 1787.