Robert Kilpatrick, Baron Kilpatrick of KincraigFRCPEFRCPFRSECBE (29 July 1926 – 16 September 2015) was a Scottish physician, educator, academic and former President of the General Medical Council.
The grave of Lord Kilpatrick of Kincraig, Dean Cemetery
Kilpatrick was educated at Buckhaven High School, and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 1949 with a Bachelor of Surgery (ChB).
Coat of arms of Robert Kilpatrick, Baron Kilpatrick of Kincraig
Crest
A swan’s head neck erased Proper holding in the beak a veronica flower slipped Proper.
Escutcheon
Per chevron Sable and Or in chief a plate charged with a saltire Gules accompanied by two swans respectant with wings expanded Proper and in base in a sea undy Azure and Argent a three masted ship Sable sails Proper and flagged of Scotland.
robert, kilpatrick, baron, kilpatrick, kincraig, frcpe, frcp, frse, july, 1926, september, 2015, scottish, physician, educator, academic, former, president, general, medical, council, contents, life, career, family, honours, arms, sources, referenceslife, edit. Robert Kilpatrick Baron Kilpatrick of Kincraig FRCPE FRCP FRSE CBE 29 July 1926 16 September 2015 was a Scottish physician educator academic and former President of the General Medical Council Contents 1 Life 2 Career 3 Family 4 Honours and arms 5 Sources 6 ReferencesLife edit nbsp The grave of Lord Kilpatrick of Kincraig Dean CemeteryKilpatrick was educated at Buckhaven High School and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh graduating in 1949 with a Bachelor of Surgery ChB Having suffered from tuberculosis when he was younger and been one of the first patients to be treated with the antibiotic streptomycin Kilpatrick was a patron of the charity TB Alert citation needed He died in 2015 at the age of 89 1 He is buried in Dean Cemetery immediately to the south west of the main entrance Career editHe served as lecturer and dean at Sheffield Leicester Dundee and Edinburgh Universities 2 Appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE in 1979 3 he was knighted in 1986 4 Announced in the 1996 New Year Honours 5 he was created life peer as Baron Kilpatrick of Kincraig of Dysart in the district of Kirkcaldy on 16 February 1996 6 He sat as a crossbencher Family editKilpatrick married Elizabeth Bette Gibson Page Forbes 1927 2019 in 1950 The couple had two sons and a daughter Honours and arms editHon DUniv Edinburgh 1987 Hon LLD Univ of Dundee 1992 Hon DSc Univ of Hull 1994 Hon DSc Univ of Leicester 1994 Hon LLD Univ of Sheffield 1995 Hon FRCPath 1994 Hon FRCS 1995 Hon FRCP Dublin 1995 Hon FRCSEd 1996 FRCPE 1963 FRCP 1975 FRCP Glasgow 1991 FRSE 1998 2 Coat of arms of Robert Kilpatrick Baron Kilpatrick of Kincraig Crest A swan s head neck erased Proper holding in the beak a veronica flower slipped Proper Escutcheon Per chevron Sable and Or in chief a plate charged with a saltire Gules accompanied by two swans respectant with wings expanded Proper and in base in a sea undy Azure and Argent a three masted ship Sable sails Proper and flagged of Scotland Motto Laborare Semper Laborare 7 Sources editHansard reference Parliament ukReferences edit KILPATRICK Deaths Announcements Telegraph Announcements a b Baron Kilpatrick of Kincraig profile at Debretts com No 47888 The London Gazette Supplement 26 June 1979 p 52 No 50444 The London Gazette 28 February 1986 p 2927 No 54255 The London Gazette Supplement 29 December 1995 p 1 No 54323 The London Gazette 21 February 1996 p 2621 Debrett s Peerage 2000 nbsp This biography of a life peer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Kilpatrick Baron Kilpatrick of Kincraig amp oldid 1180472081, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
