Holborn in Camden in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Dr. Robert Willan

1757 - 1812

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 13, 2017

1. Dr. Robert Willan Marker

Inscription.
Dermatologist
lived here

Erected 1949 by London County Council.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine.

Location. 51° 31.114′ N, 0° 7.397′ W. Marker is in Camden, England, in Greater London. It is in Holborn. It is on Bloomsbury Square just north of Bloomsbury Way, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10 Bloomsbury Square, Camden, England WC1A 2LP, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Greater South East.

Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bloomsbury Square Physic Garden (a few steps from this marker); Bloomsbury Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Isaac D'Israeli (within shouting distance of this marker); Bertrand Russell

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Inaugural Meeting of the Association of Women Pharmacists (within shouting distance of this marker); Earls of Chesterfield (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Thomas Henry Wyatt (about 90 meters away); John Nash (about 90 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.

Also see . . .
1. Robert Willan and the history of dermatology (Royal College of Physicians). "Skin diseases were not presented as a dedicated medical area until Girolamo Mercuriali’s De morbis cutaneis (The diseases of the skin), originally published 1572. Englishman Daniel Turner’s De morbis cutaneis, published 1714, was the first full book in English – despite the title – dedicated to the subject of skin diseases. This pioneering work paved the way for the medical specialty of dermatology, to which Robert Willan (1757–1812) possibly made the greatest historical contribution....Willan made his major contribution to dermatology through his rigorous classification of skin diseases. He identified eight categories of disease: papulae, sqamae, exanthemata, bullae, pustulae, vesiculae,

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via RCP, unknown

2. Dr. Robert Willan

tubercula, and maculae." (Submitted on December 5, 2017.)

2. Robert Willan (Wikipedia). "Robert Willan FRS (12 November 1757 near Sedbergh, Yorkshire – 7 April 1812, Madeira) was an English physician and the founder of dermatology as a medical specialty." (Submitted on December 5, 2017.)

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Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 13, 2017

3. Dr. Robert Willan Marker - Wide View

Credits. This page was last revised on March 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 334 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 5, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 2. submitted on June 11, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on December 5, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.