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Gordon Robson

1921 – 2007

Scottish anaesthetist

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About Gordon Robson

Lived 1921 – 2007 (aged 85). Gordon Robson was a surgeon.

Sir James Gordon Robson (18 March 1921 – 23 February 2007) was a Scottish anaesthetist.

He was born in Stirling, Scotland and educated at the high school in Stirling and at Glasgow University, where he graduated MB ChB in 1944, towards the end of the Second World War. After working in obstetrics for a few months he joined the Royal Army Medical Corps and was posted to East Africa, where he began a career in anaesthetics.

After the war he returned to Glasgow for four years as a Senior Registrar in anaesthetics. After a further two years in Newcastle he moved back to Scotland in 1954 as consultant anaesthetist at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. In 1956 he moved, this time to McGill University, Montreal as Wellcome research Professor of Anaesthetics, where he carried out research on halothane and the neurophysiology of anaesthetic drugs. In 1964, a final move took him to the Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith, London as Professor of Anaesthetics, where he stayed until his retirement in 1986.

He was knighted in 1982 and president of the Royal Society of Medicine from 1986 to 1988.

He died in 2007. He had married twice; firstly Martha Graham Kennedy, by whom he had one son and secondly Jenny Kilpatrick.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Education
University of Glasgow
Positions held
President of the Royal Society of Medicine
Awards
Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists; Knight Bachelor
Also known as
Sir Gordon Robson, Sir James Gordon Robson

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Gordon Robson?

Scottish anaesthetist

When was Gordon Robson born?

Gordon Robson was born on 18 March 1921.

When did Gordon Robson die?

Gordon Robson died on 23 February 2007.

What was Gordon Robson's occupation?

Gordon Robson was a surgeon.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Gordon Robson

· Wikidata: Q15969095

· DBpedia: Gordon Robson

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