Dr Edward Rowland Alworth Merewether FRSE CB CBE (1892-1970) was a British barrister and physician (combining two fields in a unique manner). He was an expert in industrial medicine and the laws linked to this, working especially with asbestosis. In 1944 he was appointed Honorary Physician to King George VI. Close colleagues called him "Uncle M". In authorship he is known as E. R. A. Merewether.