Robert Christison
Sir Robert Christison | |
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| Born | 18 July 1797 |
| Died | 27 January 1882 (aged 84) Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Occupation(s) | toxicologist; physician |
| Known for | president of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh; president of the British Medical Association |
Sir Robert Christison, 1st Baronet, FRSE, FRCSE, FRCPE (18 July 1797 – 27 January 1882) was a Scottish toxicologist and physician who served as president of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (1838–40 and 1846–8) and as president of the British Medical Association (1875). He was the first person to describe renal anaemia.