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Bertrand Dawson, 1st Viscount Dawson of Penn.
British royal physician (1864–1945)
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About Bertrand Dawson, 1st Viscount Dawson of Penn
Bertrand Edward Dawson, 1st Viscount Dawson of Penn, was a physician to the British royal family and President of the Royal College of Physicians from 1931 to 1937. He is known for his responsibility in the death of George V, who under his care was injected with a fatal dose of cocaine and morphine to hasten his death.
Everything about Bertrand Dawson, 1st Viscount Dawson of Penn →- Occupation
- military physician, physician
- Position held
- Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, member of the House of Lords, Physician to the Sovereign, President of the Royal College of Physicians
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- March 9, 1864
- Died
- March 7, 1945