Sir Robert Alfred Bolam (1871 – 28 April 1939) was a British medical doctor, academic and British Army officer. He served as Chair of Council of the British Medical Association from 1920 to 1927. He was President of the British Association of Dermatologists 1933-34. He was Vice-Chancellor of Durham University from 1936 to 1937.[1][2][3][4]

Early life

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Bolam was born in 1871 to John Bolam, a chemist. He was educated at Rutherford College in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Obituary: Sir Robert Bolam" (PDF). The British Medical Journal. 1 (4087): 953–56. 6 May 1939. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.4087.953. S2CID 220003954. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Sir Robert Alfred Bolam". Munk's Roll. Royal College of Physicians of London. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Sir Robert Bolam". The Times. No. 48293. 1 May 1939. p. 9.
  4. ^ Londonderry; Mortimer, R.; Duff, J. F.; Willan, R. J.; Percy, E.; Pybus, F. C.; Sutherland, A. M.; Green, R. B.; Reid, J. (5 August 1939). "Memorial to Sir Robert Bolam". The British Medical Journal. 2 (4100): 305. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.4100.305. PMC 2177837.
Academic offices
Preceded by
The Revd Dr Stephen Moulsdale
Vice-Chancellor & Warden of the University of Durham
1936 - 1937
Succeeded by