| Authorised form of name | Willan; Robert (1757 - 1812) |
| Dates | 1757 - 1812 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Hill, near Sedburgh, Yorkshire, England |
| Date of birth | 12 November 1757 |
| Place of death | Madeira |
| Date of death | 12 April 1812 |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Research field | Dermatology |
| Activity | Education:
MD (1780, Edinburgh)
Career:
Started to practice in Darlington (1781); Physician, Public Dispensary, London, upon its establishment (1783); classical scholar and antiquary; first in England to classify skin diseases; wrote 'Description and treatment of cutaneous diseases' (1798-1808); went to Madeira after developing symptoms of consumption
Memberships:
FSA
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 23/02/1809 |
| Relationships | Son of Robert Willian, doctor and Quaker |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Code | NA3237 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1808/14 | Willan, Robert: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| NLB/68/607 | Copy letter from Francis Alexander Towle, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to the Secretary of the Royal College of Physicians; Pall Mall East, S.W.1. | 22 September 1925 |