Martin Roth (psychiatrist)
Sir Martin Roth was a British psychiatrist.
He was Professor of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, 1977–85, then Professor Emeritus, and was a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge from 1977. He was one of the pioneers in developing Psychogeriatrics as a subspecialty. Roth was also a trustee of the Schizophrenia Research Fund, a charity founded by Miriam Rothschild.
He is buried in Cambridge City Cemetery.Early life
Roth was born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary, on 6 November 1917. He was the son of a synagogue cantor.Honours
Martin Roth was knighted in the 1972 New Year Honours List. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1996.
