Walter John Kilner | |
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| Born | 1847 Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England |
| Died | 1920 (aged 72–73) Isle of Wight, England |
| Education | King Edward VI School, Bury St Edmunds |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Medical electrician |
Walter John Kilner MRCP (1847–1920) was a British medical electrician at St. Thomas Hospital, London. There, from 1879 to 1893, he was in charge of electrotherapy. He was also in private medical practice, in Ladbroke Grove, London.
He wrote papers on a range of subjects but is today best remembered for his late study The Human Atmosphere. In 1883, he became a Member of the Royal College of Physicians. In his spare time he was a keen chess player.