Henry R. Rollin
Henry Rapoport Rollin, MD, FRCPsych (Hon), FRCP (1911-2014) was an English psychiatrist. He was the Deputy Superintendent of Horton Hospital, Epsom, one of the largest psychiatric hospitals in the United Kingdom.
Early life and education[edit]
Henry Rapoport Rollin was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1911. Though born in Scotland, Rollin was raised in Leeds and stated in an interview that he "always considered [himself] a Yorkshireman".
Rollin attended the University of Leeds, graduating from Leeds Medical School. Rollin credits his father for pushing him to study the field of medicine.[1] In an interview, Rollin said the prevalence of antisemitism at the medical school was one of the reasons he did not enjoy his time there.[1]
Career and legacy[edit]
After graduating, Rollin's first job was as a house surgeon at Oldham Royal Infirmary.[1] Rollin is also credited with bringing music to asylums.[2][3][4] Later in life, he declared that he despised the demolition of psychiatric asylums under Enoch Powell, that the community did not care, and that much had been lost by closing them.
Rollin died in 2014 at the age of 102.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Henry R. Rollin - In conversation with Alan Kerr" (PDF). BJPsych Bulletin: 287. 1999 – via Cambridge University Press.
- ^ Bluglass, Robert (June 2014). "Dr Henry Rollin MD, FRCPsych, FRCPsych (Hon), FRCP". The Psychiatric Bulletin. 38 (3): 141–142. doi:10.1192/pb.bp.114.047423. ISSN 2053-4868. PMC 4115374.
- ^ a b "Henry Rollin - obituary". Daily Telegraph. 3 March 2014. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ Forrester, Andrew (December 2008). "Henry R. Rollin". Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology. 19 (4): 632–637. doi:10.1080/14789940802012919. ISSN 1478-9949. S2CID 145000929.
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