Robert Gordon Latham (24 March 1812 – 9 March 1888) was a British physician, ethnologist, and philologist. Born in Billingborough, Lincolnshire, England, he graduated in medicine from the University of London in 1832 and later pursued a career in philology. His contributions to the study of languages led him to become a professor at King's College London and later a Fellow of the Royal College of ...