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