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Viscount Bertrand Edward Dawson Dawson
1864–1945
A leading British physician of the early 20th century, he served the royal family across four reigns and became one of the best-known medical figures of his time. His career joined bedside practice, medical reform, and a lasting place in the story of King George V’s final hours.
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Love—Marriage—Birth Control Being a Speech delivered at the Church Congress at Birmingham, October, 1921
by Viscount Bertrand Edward Dawson Dawson
About the author
Born in Croydon on March 9, 1864, Bertrand Edward Dawson trained at University College London and the London Hospital. He built a strong reputation as a doctor and later became physician to the British royal family, serving Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII, and George VI.
Dawson was also an important figure in British medicine beyond the court. He served as president of the Royal College of Physicians from 1931 to 1937 and was known for his interest in improving how medical care was organized and delivered.
Today he is remembered both for his distinguished public career and for the controversy surrounding the death of King George V, after Dawson’s own account revealed that he had hastened the king’s end. That uneasy mix of honor, influence, and moral debate has kept his name in medical history.