Roy Porter



For the American jazz drummer, see Roy Porter. Roy Sydney Porter (31 December 1946 – 3 March 2002) was a British historian noted for his prolific work on the history of medicine. He retired in 2001 from the director of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine at University College, London. Continue Reading »



Blood and Guts: A Short History of Medicine
London: A Social History


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