Martin Roth (psychiatrist)

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

The grave of Sir Martin Roth in Cambridge City Cemetery

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. Roth was also a trustee of the Schizophrenia Research Fund, a charity founded by Miriam Rothschild.

He is buried in Cambridge City Cemetery.

Early life

edit

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

Honours

edit

Martin Roth was knighted in the 1972 New Year Honours List. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1996.[3]

References

edit
  1. ^ Kay, David (27 October 2006). "Obituary: Sir Martin Roth | Science | The Guardian 27 October 2006". London. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  2. ^ Wischik, Claude M. (19 October 2006). "Professor Sir Martin Roth". The Independent. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Professor Sir Martin Roth". The Daily Telegraph. 13 October 2006. Retrieved 22 March 2014.