Raymond Tallis

Professor
Raymond Tallis
FMedSci FRCP FRSA
Born (1946-10-10) 10 October 1946 (age 78)
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Alma materKeble College, Oxford
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine, geriatrics, philosophy of mind
InstitutionsUniversity of Manchester

Raymond C. Tallis (born 10 October 1946)[1] is a philosopher, poet, novelist, cultural critic and a retired medical physician and clinical neuroscientist.[2] Specialising in geriatrics, Tallis served on several UK commissions on medical care of the aged and was an editor or major contributor to two key textbooks in the field, The Clinical Neurology of Old Age and Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology.

  1. ^ "Birthdays". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media. 10 October 2014. p. 41.
  2. ^ 'Tallis is a medical doctor, author, poet and philosopher', according to the item "Tallis Wins 'Against Stupidity' Award" news article in the September/October 2013 issue of Philosophy Now magazine, accessible at the bottom of the page, here