Robert William Philip
| Robert William Philip | |
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| Born |
29 December 1857 Govan, Renfrewshire |
| Died | 25 January 1939 (aged 81) Edinburgh |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Extra-Physician to H.M. the King in Scotland; Consulting Physician, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh; Professor of Tuberculosis, Edinburgh University |
| Years active | 1887 - 1939 |
| Known for | Tuberculosis |
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Sir Robert William Philip Kt FRCPE FRCP FRSE FRCSE (29 December 1857 – 25 January 1939) was a pioneer in the treatment and control of tuberculosis.
He was the son of Rev George Philip DD, minister of the Union Church in Govan, and his wife, Margaret Josephine Robertson.
He was educated at the Royal High School in Edinburgh and the University of Edinburgh, graduating MB CM in 1882 and receiving his doctorate (MD) in 1887. In 1889 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Sir Thomas Grainger Stewart, Sir William Turner, Robert Flint and David James Hamilton. He served as the Society's Vice President from 1927 to 1930.
He married Elizabeth Motherwell in 1888, and Edith McGaw in 1938. For much of his life, he lived at 45 Charlotte Square, one of Edinburgh's most exclusive addresses.
During World War I, he held the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, Scottish Second General Hospital in the Royal Army Medical Corps.
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