A.S. Johnson
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Born1899
Arulanandham Solomon Johnson | |
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| Born | 1899 |
| Died | 1972 (aged 72–73) |
| Alma mater | University of Madras Madras Medical College University of Edinburgh |
Arulanandham Solomon Johnson (1899–1972) was the first Indian psychiatrist. He received his BA from University of Madras in 1917, and completed his MBBS from Madras Medical College in 1922. He went on to pursue MD from University of Edinburgh and was the first doctor from South India to become a member of Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom and Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom. He also co-founded the Indian Psychiatric Society in 1947 in Delhi.[1]
