Martin Roth (psychiatrist)

Professor Sir Martin Roth, FRS (6 November 1917, Budapest – 26 September 2006, Cambridge) was a British psychiatrist.[1]

He was Professor of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, 1977–85, then Professor Emeritus, and was a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge from 1977. He was one of the pioneers in developing Psychogeriatrics as a subspecialty.

Early life

Roth was born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary, on 6 November 1917.[2] He was the son of a synagogue cantor.[3]

Honours

Roth was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1996.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Kay, David (27 October 2006). "Obituary: Sir Martin Roth | Science | The Guardian 27 October 2006". London. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
  2. ↑ Wischik, Claude M. (19 October 2006). "Professor Sir Martin Roth". The Independent. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Professor Sir Martin Roth". The Daily Telegraph. 13 October 2006. Retrieved 22 March 2014.