Roy Sydney Porter, FBA was a British historian known for his work on the history of medicine. He retired in 2001 from the director of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine at University College London. Wikipedia
Born: December 31, 1946, London, United Kingdom
Died: March 3, 2002 (age 55 years), Saint Leonards, United Kingdom
Education: Wilson's School and Christ's College Cambridge