John Roberton

Physician, Author

1776 – 1840

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Who was John Roberton?

John Roberton 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.

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1776
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Died
1840

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on July 23, 2013

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