W. G. Aitchison Robertson

Dr W. G. Aitchison Robertson FRCPE FRSE DLitt (c.1865–1946) was a 20th century Scottish doctor and barrister and an expert on medical jurisprudence.

Life

26 Minto Street, Edinburgh

He studied Medicine at Edinburgh University graduating MB ChB in 1887 and DSc. in 1892[1]. He practiced as a GP in the Newington area, living at 26 Minto Street in Edinburgh.[2] Around 1895 he also began lecturing in Medical Jurisprudence and Public Health at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

In 1896 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were William Rutherford, Sir Thomas Richard Fraser, Sir William Turner and Sir Byrom Bramwell.[3]

Around 1910 he moved to Mayfield Lodge on Mayfield Road in Edinburgh.[4] Soon after he went to London to additionally train as a barrister at Lincoln's Inn. He remained in England for the rest of his life.

He died in Bournemouth on 18 November 1946.

Publications

  • Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology (1920)[5]
  • Medical Conduct and Practice (1921)
  • Manual of Medical Jurisprudence (1921)

References

  1. ↑ Robertson, William George Aitchison (1892). "Inquiry into sugars and sugary foods". DSc thesis.
  2. ↑ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1895
  3. ↑ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0 902 198 84 X.
  4. ↑ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1910
  5. ↑ "Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology". loyalbooks.com.
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