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John Roberton (1776-1840)
John Roberton is the name of two Scottish physicians and social reformers: * John Roberton (born 1776), died 1840 * John Roberton (born 1797), died 1876 See also * John Robertson (other) {{hndis, Roberton, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Roberton (born 1776)
John Roberton (1776 – 1840) was a Scottish physician and social reformer. A radical and fringe figure in the medical profession, he is best remembered for advocating the founding of a ''medical police'' to promote health and social welfare and for authoring a book that became the centre of a notorious legal case. Life Roberton was born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, the eldest of four children to a modest family. By 1799 he was in Edinburgh attending medical lectures though he seems never to have graduated. He was admitted to the Royal Medical Society which suggests that he enjoyed the support of a patron. His early published scientific papers on blisters, catarrh and cantharides already suggest that he nurtured unconventional views. Though he seems to have practised under the supervision of a senior doctor until 1802, he then established himself independently as a general practitioner. He specialised in the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases and was a single-minded ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Roberton (born 1797)
John Roberton (20 March 1797 – 24 August 1876) was a Scottish physician and social reformer. He was a pioneer of modern obstetrics and of evidence-based medicine, and influential in the intellectual life of Victorian era, Victorian Manchester. Life Roberton was born near Hamilton, Lanarkshire and educated for the medical profession at Glasgow and Edinburgh. He was admitted a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1817. He intended to be a ship's surgeon, and was on his way to the West Indies when he was wrecked on the Lancashire coast. While at Liverpool he was encouraged to take up his residence at Warrington. He became a Licentiate of the Society of Apothecaries in 1822, and on 9 October 1823 married Mary (1794/5–1851), daughter of David Bellhouse.Mottram (2004) The couple subsequently moved to Manchester. He soon had an extensive general practice, and, on his appointment in 1827 to the post of surgeon to the Manchester Lying-in Hospital, turned his special ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |