16 Facts About Roy Porter

Roy Porter retired in 2001 from the director of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine at University College London.

Roy Porter won a scholarship to Christ's College, Cambridge, where he studied under J H Plumb.

Roy Porter achieved a double starred first and became a junior Fellow in 1968, studying under Robert M Young and lecturing on the British Enlightenment.

Roy Porter received his doctorate in 1974, publishing a thesis on the history of geology as a scientific discipline.

Roy Porter was then appointed to the post of Assistant Lecturer in European History at Cambridge University and promoted to Lecturer in European History in 1977.

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In 2000, Roy Porter published The Enlightenment: Britain and the Creation of the Modern World.

Roy Porter retired in September 2001, moving to St Leonards-on-Sea, where he wanted to learn to play the saxophone, cultivate his allotment and engage in some travelling.

Roy Porter died of a heart attack five months later, while cycling.

Roy Porter was married five times, firstly to Sue Limb, then Jacqueline Rainfray, then Dorothy Watkins, then Hannah Augstein, and finally his wife at the time of his death, Natsu Hattori.

Roy Porter was known for the fact that he needed very little sleep.

Roy Porter was beloved to the boys of Wilson's School, Wallington, and gave an annual history lecture there.

Roy Porter was an original presenter of BBC Radio 3's Night Waves, a programme on which he was scheduled to appear, discussing doctors in literature, at the point of his death.

Roy Porter spoke at a large variety of events, and was known for his oratorical talents.

Roy Porter was awarded the Leo Gershoy Award of the American Historical Association in 1988.

Plaque for the memory of Roy Porter was unveiled by the Mayor of Lewisham in a ceremony that took place on Thursday 5 June 2008 at 13 Camplin Street, New Cross Gate, London.

Roy Porter edited the journal History of Science for many years.