About
English psychiatrist and academic. He was the first person in the United Kingdom to hold a child psychiatry professorship.
Before Fame
He began teaching at King's College, London's Institute of Psychiatry in 1966.
Trivia
In 1984, he established the Child Psychiatry Research division of the United Kingdom Medical Research Council.
Family Life
He was the oldest child of Frank Rutter and Alice Rudman Rutter.
Associated With
He and his contemporary, Aaron Beck, were both prominent psychiatrists and psychological researchers. Rutter was a major figure in the development of child psychiatry, while Beck was the founder of cognitive therapy.
