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Roy Porter

Roy Sydney Porter FBA (31 December 1946 – 3 March 2002) was a British historian known for his work on the history of medicine. He retired in 2001 as the director of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine at University College London (UCL).

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Occupation
Historian
Alma mater
Christ's College, Cambridge
Born
Roy Sydney Porter (1946-12-31)31 December 1946 South London, England
Died
3 March 2002(2002-03-03) (aged 55)
Spouse(s)
Sue Limb Jacqueline Rainfray Dorothy Watkins Hannah Augstein Natsu Hattori

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Roy Porter

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Roy Porter

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related to Works · 33
Roy Porter → Berrios, Britain, Bynum, Clinical Psychiatry, Despite, Enlightenment, Essays, Geology, He, History, Honour, I'm, In, John, London, Madness, Medicine, Michael Hofmann, Palgrave Macmillan, PhD
related to history · 20
Roy Porter → Age, April, Bad, Bethlam/Bedlam, British Enlightenment, England, Fall, Health, Madness, March, Matrix, Methods, Miracles, November, October, Reading, September, The, The Rise, Under
related to Books about Roy Porter · 8
Roy Porter → Essays, Honour, ISBN, Madness, Medicine, Remembering Roy Porter, Social History, The Wellcome Trust
related to External links · 5
Roy Porter → History, Medicine, The Guardian, UCL, Wellcome Trust Centre
Alma mater · 1
Roy Porter → Christ's College, Cambridge
Born · 1
Roy Porter → Roy Sydney Porter (1946-12-31)31 December 1946 South London, England
Died · 1
Roy Porter → 3 March 2002(2002-03-03) (aged 55)
Occupation · 1
Roy Porter → Historian
Spouse(s) · 1
Roy Porter → Sue Limb Jacqueline Rainfray Dorothy Watkins Hannah Augstein Natsu Hattori

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history porter medicine roy london enlightenment cambridge social college science britain isbn british historian 1989 2002 work 2001 university 1977

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Roy PorterAlma materChrist's College, Cambridge1.00infobox
Roy PorterBornRoy Sydney Porter (1946-12-31)31 December 1946 South London, England1.00infobox
Roy PorterDied3 March 2002(2002-03-03) (aged 55)1.00infobox
Roy PorterOccupationHistorian1.00infobox
Roy PorterSpouse(s)Sue Limb Jacqueline Rainfray Dorothy Watkins Hannah Augstein Natsu Hattori1.00infobox
Roy Porterrelated to Books about Roy PorterRemembering Roy Porter0.60section
Roy Porterrelated to Books about Roy PorterThe Wellcome Trust0.60section
Roy Porterrelated to Books about Roy PorterMedicine0.60section
Roy Porterrelated to Books about Roy PorterMadness0.60section
Roy Porterrelated to Books about Roy PorterSocial History0.60section
Roy Porterrelated to Books about Roy PorterEssays0.60section
Roy Porterrelated to Books about Roy PorterHonour0.60section

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