Sydney Smith (pathologist)
Sir Sydney Smith | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 4, 1883 |
| Died | May 8, 1969 (aged 85) |
| Education | University of Edinburgh |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Pathologist |
| Sub-specialties | Forensic pathology Medical jurisprudence Medical law |
Sir Sydney Alfred Smith CBE OPR FRSE (4 August 1883 – 8 May 1969), was a forensic scientist, pathologist and one of the pre-eminent medico-legal specialists in the world. From 1928 to 1953, Smith was Regius Professor of Forensic Medicine at the University of Edinburgh, a well-known forensic department of that time. Smith's iconic 1959 autobiography Mostly Murder has run through many British and American editions and has been translated into several other languages.