Robertson, Alexander Duff, 1926-1991.

Alexander Duff Robertson was born on April 28, 1926, in Dunkfield, England. He received an M.B. from the University of Edinburgh in 1949, a D.P.H. from the University of London in 1955, and an M.D. from the University of Saskatchewan in 1961. In 1958, he became head of the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan. He was the executive director of the Milbank Memorial Fund in New York City from 1962 until 1969. From 1969 until 1990, he held numerous positions with the World Health Organization (WHO) such as chief of human resources for the Caribbean; regional advisor on medical education and public health; public health administrator; director of health manpower development; and director of health services in the regional office for the Eastern Mediterranean in Alexandria, Egypt. His last two assignments placed him in Geneva, where he was program manager for staff development and training and special advisor to the director general for occupied Arab territories, including Palestine. Robertson died on June 29, 1991.

From the description of Alexander Duff Robertson papers, 1945-1991 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702121385

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