Arthur Max Barrett

Who was Arthur Max Barrett?

Arthur Max Barrett, MD, also known as Dr. A. M. Barrett, was a university morbid anatomist and histologist at the University of Cambridge, and an honorary consulting pathologist to the United Cambridge Hospitals and to the East Anglian Regional Hospital Board. He wrote numerous works, often cited in medical literature. The Barrett Room at Addenbrooke's Hospital is named in his honour. He was also the father of Syd Barrett, a founding member of the band Pink Floyd.