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Roy Porter

British historian of medicine (1946–2002)
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16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
December 31, 1946
Date of death
March 3, 2002
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[7]
Occupation
medical historian, historian, university teacher, writer
Employer
University College London[8]
Educated at
Christ's College[9]
Award received
Wolfson History Prize, Fellow of the British Academy[10][11]
Cause of death
myocardial infarction[16]
Student of
John H. Plumb[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Family name
Porter[17]
Given name
Roy[18]
Manner of death
natural causes[20]
Member of
British Academy, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, International Academy of the History of Science[12][13][14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Roy Porter en Roy Sydney Porter ar روي بورتر de Roy Sydney Porter es Roy Sydney Porter ja ロイ・ポーター ru Портер, Рой ru Рой Портер zh 羅伊·波特
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Occupation 4
writer, historian, university teacher, medical historian
Member of 3
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, British Academy, International Academy of the History of Science
Award received 2
Fellow of the British Academy, Wolfson History Prize
Cause of death 1
myocardial infarction
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Educated at 1
Christ's College
Employer 1
University College London
Family name 1
Porter
Given name 1
Roy
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
John H. Plumb
Teachers 1
John H. Plumb
← FactGrid item ID 1
Santpedor
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Summary

Roy Porter was born on December 31, 1946[1]. He died on March 3, 2002[2]. He worked as a medical historian[3], historian[4], university teacher[5], and writer[6].

FAQs

What did Roy Porter do for work?

Roy Porter worked as a medical historian[3], historian[4], university teacher[5], and writer[6].

Where did Roy Porter go to school?

Roy Porter was educated at Christ's College[9].

What awards did Roy Porter receive?

Honors received include Wolfson History Prize[10] and Fellow of the British Academy[11].

Related Entities

United Kingdom

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  1. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [10] ↑ . wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk. Retrieved . wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-10-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'tr', 'zh']
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  2. 20w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0098049-Porter-Roy-19462002
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