Электронная книга: Roy Porter «The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: A Medical History of Humanity»
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Roy Porter
Roy Porter (
Porter grew up in
In 1979 he joined the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine (part of the
[http://www.royporter.com/ Porter] wrote or edited over 100 books. In addition to the history of medicine and other sciences, he specialised in the
In 2007 Roberta Bivins and John V. Pickstone edited "Medicine,Madness and Social History: Essays in Honour of Roy Porter" (Palgrave Macmillan). Several of the essays address Porter's work directly, and William F. Bynum appends a biographical sketch.
A plaque for the memory of Roy Porter was unveiled by the Mayor of Lewisham in a ceremony that took place on Thursday 5 June at 13 Camplin Street, New Cross Gate, London. [ [http://www.ucl.ac.uk/histmed/events/porter_plaque The Roy Porter Memorial Plaque Unveiling on the "Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine at UCL" website] ]
References
External links
* [http://www.ucl.ac.uk/histmed/publications/porter_bibliog Roy Porter memorial and bibliography] at the "Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL" website.
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4368006,00.html Roy Porter] at the [http://www.guardian.co.uk/ GuardianUnlimited Archive] .
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