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{{Short description|British physician (1900–1978)}}
'''Robert Platt, Baron Platt''' (1900–1978), was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[physician]].
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[[File:Dr Robert Platt 1964.jpg|thumbnail|Platt in 1964]]


'''Robert Platt, Baron Platt''' (16 April 1900 – 30 June 1978), known as '''Sir Robert Platt, 1st Baronet''' between 1959 and 1967, was a British [[physician]].
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His research was on kidney diseases, but he is remembered for the 1940-1950s [[Platt vs. Pickering debate]] with [[George White Pickering]] over the nature of [[hypertension]]. Platt's position was that hypertension was a simple disease caused by perhaps just one [[Genetics|genetic]] defect, and he presented evidence of its [[autosomal dominant]] inheritance and a [[bimodal]] distribution of blood pressures, indicating that hypertensives were a distinct subpopulation in humans. In contrast, Pickering's viewpoint was that blood pressures varied continuously and unimodally, with hypertensives representing the upper end of the bell curve. Though Platt's view was favoured during his lifetime, Pickering's view ultimately dominated and is the basis of current understanding and treatment policies.


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Platt specialized in kidney disease research, but he is remembered for the 1940–1950s [[Platt vs. Pickering debate]] with [[George White Pickering]] over the nature of [[hypertension]]. Platt's position was that hypertension was a simple disease caused by perhaps just one [[Genetics|genetic]] defect, and he presented evidence of its [[autosomal dominant]] inheritance and a [[bimodal]] distribution of blood pressures, indicating that hypertensives were a distinct subpopulation in humans.
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During his lifetime, Platt held the salaried position of head of the Central [[Manchester]] Health Authority, and he later (1957–1962) became the president of the [[Royal College of Physicians]]. During his presidency he was influential in the writing and publication of the first College report on Smoking and Health, which assembled all the evidence for a causative relationship. It predated the first report on smoking and lung cancer from the US Surgeon General, which appeared in 1964.


In contrast, Pickering's viewpoint was that blood pressures varied continuously and unimodally, with hypertensives representing the upper end of the bell curve. Though Platt's view was favoured during his lifetime, Pickering's view ultimately dominated and is the basis of current understanding and treatment policies.
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On 14 July 1959 be was made a [[Baronet]] 'of Grindleford'.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=41768 |date=17 July 1959 |startpage=4557}}</ref> On 16 January 1967 he was created a [[life peer]] as '''Baron Platt''', of [[Grindleford]], in the [[County of Derby]].<ref>{{ LondonGazette | issue = 44228 | startpage = 579 | date = 17 January 1967 | accessdate = 27 June 2009 }}</ref> On his death the baronetcy was inherited by his son: the life peerage became extinct.


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During his lifetime, Platt held the salaried position of head of the Central [[Manchester]] [[Health authority]], and he later (1957–1962) became the president of the [[Royal College of Physicians]]. During his presidency he was influential in the writing and publication of the first College report on Smoking and Health, which assembled all the evidence for a causative relationship. It predated the first report on smoking and lung cancer from the US Surgeon General, which appeared in 1964.
His autobiography, titled ''Private and Controversial'', was published in the UK by Cassell and Company in 1972.

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On 14 July 1959 he was made a [[Baronet]] 'of Grindleford'.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=41768 |date=17 July 1959 |page=4557}}</ref> On 16 January 1967 he was created a [[life peer]] as '''Baron Platt''', of [[Grindleford]], in the [[Derbyshire|County of Derby]].<ref>{{ London Gazette|issue=44228|page=579|date=17 January 1967}}</ref> On his death the baronetcy was inherited by his son; the life peerage became extinct. His autobiography, ''Private and Controversial'', was published in the UK by Cassell and Company in 1972.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}

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==References==
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==Sources==
*Swales JD (1985) ''Platt versus Pickering: an episode in recent medical history''. London, Keynes Press (BMA)
*Swales JD (1985) ''Platt versus Pickering: an episode in recent medical history''. London, Keynes Press (BMA)
*Zanchetti A (1986) Platt versus Pickering: an episode in recent medical history. By J. D. Swales, editor. An essay review. ''Med Hist.'' 30(1): 94–96.
*Zanchetti A (1986) Platt versus Pickering: an episode in recent medical history. By J. D. Swales, editor. An essay review. ''Med Hist.'' 30(1): 94–96.
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Latest revision as of 10:08, 24 November 2024

Platt in 1964

Robert Platt, Baron Platt (16 April 1900 – 30 June 1978), known as Sir Robert Platt, 1st Baronet between 1959 and 1967, was a British physician.

Platt specialized in kidney disease research, but he is remembered for the 1940–1950s Platt vs. Pickering debate with George White Pickering over the nature of hypertension. Platt's position was that hypertension was a simple disease caused by perhaps just one genetic defect, and he presented evidence of its autosomal dominant inheritance and a bimodal distribution of blood pressures, indicating that hypertensives were a distinct subpopulation in humans.

In contrast, Pickering's viewpoint was that blood pressures varied continuously and unimodally, with hypertensives representing the upper end of the bell curve. Though Platt's view was favoured during his lifetime, Pickering's view ultimately dominated and is the basis of current understanding and treatment policies.

During his lifetime, Platt held the salaried position of head of the Central Manchester Health authority, and he later (1957–1962) became the president of the Royal College of Physicians. During his presidency he was influential in the writing and publication of the first College report on Smoking and Health, which assembled all the evidence for a causative relationship. It predated the first report on smoking and lung cancer from the US Surgeon General, which appeared in 1964.

On 14 July 1959 he was made a Baronet 'of Grindleford'.[1] On 16 January 1967 he was created a life peer as Baron Platt, of Grindleford, in the County of Derby.[2] On his death the baronetcy was inherited by his son; the life peerage became extinct. His autobiography, Private and Controversial, was published in the UK by Cassell and Company in 1972.[citation needed]

Coat of arms of Robert Platt, Baron Platt
Crest
In front of a demi-plate a nightingale in full song Proper.
Escutcheon
Or fretty Sable platée on a pale Gules a rod of Aesculapius Gold.
Supporters
Dexter a unicorn and sinister a hart Argent each gorged with a chain Or pendant therefrom a bezant fimbriated Sable.
Motto
Concord A Res Parvae Crescunt [3]

References

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  1. ^ "No. 41768". The London Gazette. 17 July 1959. p. 4557.
  2. ^ "No. 44228". The London Gazette. 17 January 1967. p. 579.
  3. ^ Debrett's Peerage. 1973.

Sources

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  • Swales JD (1985) Platt versus Pickering: an episode in recent medical history. London, Keynes Press (BMA)
  • Zanchetti A (1986) Platt versus Pickering: an episode in recent medical history. By J. D. Swales, editor. An essay review. Med Hist. 30(1): 94–96.
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Academic offices
Preceded by President of the Royal College of Physicians
1957–1962 		Succeeded by
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Grindleford)
1959–1978 		Succeeded by


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