Robert Whytt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Whytt

Scottish physician

Date of Birth: 06-Sep-1714

Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 15-Apr-1766

Profession: physician, university teacher

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Dr Robert Whytt (1714–1766) was a Scottish physician.
His work, on unconscious reflexes, tubercular meningitis, urinary bladder stones, and hysteria, is remembered now most for his book on diseases of the nervous system.
He served as President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.