Julian Tudor Hart

Julian Tudor Hart
Julian Tudor Hart (2007)
Born	Alan Julian Macbeth Tudor-Hart 9 March 1927 London, England
Education	University of Cambridge
Years active	1952–
Known for	inverse care law
Medical career
Profession	doctor
Field	general practitioner
Research	health inequalities

Alan Julian Macbeth Tudor-Hart FRCGP FRCP (born 9 March 1927), commonly known as Julian Tudor Hart, is a British doctor who worked as a general practitioner (GP) in Wales for 30 years. He was involved with research and is the author of many books and scientific articles.

Hart was born in London on 9 March 1927, the son of Dr Alexander Tudor-Hart and Dr Alison Macbeth. He studied medicine at Cambridge University and in London, graduating in 1952.

He is a descendent of American businessman Frederic Tudor and Ephraim Hart, a Bavarian Jew who became a prominent merchant in New York, and was reportedly partners with John Jacob Astor. The name was originally Hirz.

His paternal grandfather, the Canadian artist Percyval Hart, married his Polish-French cousin Éléonora Délia Julie Aimée Hart Kleczkowska, and later changed the family surname to Tudor-Hart. Kleczkowska was the daughter of diplomat Michel Alexandre Cholewa, comte Kleczkowski (Michał Kleczkowski; 1818-1886) and granddaughter of Julie Sobieska, a direct descendent of John III Sobieski, king of Poland in the 17th century.

He was a member of the Sigerist Society from 1947 to 1955.

Hart joined the Communist Party of Great Britain, following his father Alex, and stood unsuccessfully as the CPGB candidate for Aberavon at the 1964, 1966 and 1970 general elections.