R. A. Young
Sir Robert Arthur Young, FRCP (6 November 1871 – 22 August 1959), known as R. A. Young even to his friends, was a British physician and tuberculosis specialist.
Background
Young was born in the village of Hilborough, Norfolk, the only son of William Young, a labourer, and his wife, Hannah Elizabeth Ann (née Fairs). His mother, at least, was illiterate and signed the registration of his birth with her mark.
He was educated at
King's College, London, graduating Bachelor of Science (BSc) in physiology
with first-class honours in 1891.
Career
Young trained as a doctor at
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
(FRCP) in 1905.
He carried out postgraduate work in
King George VI's lung cancer
in 1951.
At various times he also served as lecturer in physiology and pharmacology, warden of the medical college, pathologist, and museum curator at the Middlesex Hospital.
Young chaired the National Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis.
Honours
He was appointed
in 1947.Footnotes
- ^ "No. 31760". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 January 1920. p. 1237.
References
- Biography, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Biography, Who Was Who
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