Victor Robinson

Victor Robinson (born 1886, Ukraine, died 1947) was a physician and medical journalist.

He is the author of several medical books, including An Essay on Hasheesh (1910) about cannabis and also founded the journal Medical Life. In 1924 he helped organize the History of Science Society.

He had studied pharmacy at NYU and the New York College of Pharmacy, law at Columbia University and a doctor of medicine degree at Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery, which has since been incorporated into Loyola University. His father was also a physician.

Books

 * An Essay on Hasheesh (ISBN 1434808971)