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Roy Porter was born on 31 December, 1946, is a British historian of medicine. Discover Roy Porter's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 56 years old?

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1946

Roy Sydney Porter, FBA (31 December 1946 – 3 March 2002) was a British historian known for his work on the history of medicine.

1968

He achieved a double starred first and became a junior Fellow in 1968, studying under Robert M. Young and lecturing on the British Enlightenment.

1970

He was married five times, firstly to Sue Limb (1970), then Jacqueline Rainfray (1983), then Dorothy Watkins (1987), then Hannah Augstein, and finally his wife at the time of his death, Natsu Hattori.

He was known for the fact that he needed very little sleep.

Roy Porter gave an annual history lecture to the boys at Wilson's School, Wallington.

Porter made many television and radio appearances.

He was an original presenter of BBC Radio 3's Night Waves, a programme on which he was scheduled to appear, discussing doctors in literature, at the point of his death.

He also spoke at a large variety of events, and was known for his oratorical talents.

1972

In 1972, he moved to Churchill College as the Director of Studies in History, later becoming Dean in 1977.

1974

He received his doctorate in 1974, publishing a thesis on the history of geology as a scientific discipline.

1977

He was then appointed to the post of Assistant Lecturer in European History at Cambridge University and promoted to Lecturer in European History in 1977.

Starting with the publishing of his PhD thesis, as The Making of Geology in 1977, Porter wrote or edited over 100 books, an academic output that was, and is, considered remarkable.

The poet Michael Hofmann called him "a one-man book factory."

He is particularly notable for his work in the history of medicine, in pioneering an approach that focuses on patients rather than doctors.

1979

In 1979 he joined the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine (part of University College London) as a lecturer.

1985

With G. E. Berrios, Porter published A History of Clinical Psychiatry (1985) and co-edited the international journal History of Psychiatry (1989).

He also edited the journal History of Science for many years.

1988

He was awarded the Leo Gershoy Award of the American Historical Association in 1988.

1993

In 1993 he became Professor of Social History at the institute.

He briefly served as its Director.

1994

Porter was elected a fellow of the British Academy in 1994, and was made an honorary fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

2000

In 2000, Porter published The Enlightenment: Britain and the Creation of the Modern World.

2001

He retired in 2001 from the director of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine at University College London (UCL).

Porter grew up in South London and attended Wilson's School in Camberwell.

He won a scholarship to Christ's College, Cambridge, where he studied under J. H. Plumb.

His contemporaries included Simon Schama and Andrew Wheatcroft.

He retired in September 2001, moving to St Leonards-on-Sea, where he wanted to learn to play the saxophone, cultivate his allotment and engage in some travelling.

He died of a heart attack five months later, while cycling.

2002

His memorial service was on 22 April 2002 at St Pancras Parish Church.

2007

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.

2008

A plaque for the memory of Porter was unveiled by the Mayor of Lewisham in a ceremony that took place on Thursday 5 June 2008 at 13 Camplin Street, New Cross Gate, London.

2018

Despite his recognition in the history of medicine, he is quoted as saying, "I'm not really a medical historian. I'm a social historian and an 18th century man".

In addition to the history of medicine and other sciences, he specialised in the social history of 18th-century Britain and the Enlightenment.

He also wrote and lectured on the history of London.