Robert Muir (pathologist)

Sir Robert Muir ( born July 5, 1864 in Balfron, Stirlingshire, † March 30, 1959 in Edinburgh) was a Scottish pathologist and immunologist.

Muir was the son of a Presbyterian minister and studied from 1880 medicine at Edinburgh University, with a Master's degree (MA) in 1884, a Bachelor of Medicine (MB CM) in 1888 and an MD in 1890. 1894 to 1898 he was a lecturer for bacterial pathology in Edinburgh, 1898/99 Professor of Pathology at St. Andrews University in Dundee and from 1899 to 1936 Professor of Pathology in Glasgow. In 1937 he received a Doctor of Laws ( LLD). 1946 to 1949 he was dean. Muir was a leading pathologist in the UK, particularly in the pathology of blood groups, and breast cancer. His Textbook of Pathology from 1924 with Edward Arnold was a standard work, which will be launched in revised form until today ( Muir's Textbook of Pathology, 14th edition, Hodder Arnold Public. 2001). He also wrote an early book on immunology and with James Ritchie, a Manual of Bacteriology (1897 ), which also experienced several reissues ( 11th edition 1949).

In 1911 he became a Fellow of the Royal Society and in 1916 the Royal Society of Edinburgh. In 1929 he was awarded for his contributions to immunology, the Royal Medal. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, and the Pathological Society, the Royal College of Physicians, the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and the Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. In 1936 he was awarded the Lister Medal. 1944-1947 he was the Council of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and from 1950 to 1953 as Vice President.

In 1934 he was knighted.