W. G. Aitchison Robertson
Dr W. G. Aitchison Robertson FRCPE FRSE DLitt (c.1865–18 November 1946) was a 20th-century Scottish doctor and barrister and an expert on medical jurisprudence.
Life
He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh graduating with an MB ChB in 1887 and a DSc in 1892.[1] He practiced as a general practitioner 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
- The Role of the Carbohydrates in Dietetics (1896)
- Contributions to the Physiology of Digestion and to Dietetics (1903)
- Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology (1920)[5]
- Medical Conduct and Practice (1921)
- Manual of Medical Jurisprudence (1921)
References
- Robertson, William George Aitchison (1892). "Inquiry into sugars and sugary foods". DSC Thesis. hdl:1842/26893.
- Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1895
- 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.
- Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1910
- "Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology". loyalbooks.com.