ic ▁and ▁Institute , ▁London ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁' ( He ) ▁was ▁a ▁remarkable ▁person ▁who ▁achieved ▁great ▁things . ▁His ▁sensitive ▁observations ▁and ▁brilliant ▁observations ▁made ▁history , ▁and ▁the ▁courage ▁with ▁which ▁he ▁dis sem in ated   – ▁often ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁ignor ant ▁and ▁pre jud iced ▁criticism   – ▁what ▁were ▁then ▁very ▁un pop ular ▁find ings , ▁was ▁legend ary . ▁ ▁He ▁will ▁always ▁be ▁remembered ▁as ▁the ▁man ▁who ▁revolution ised ▁children ' s ▁hosp it als , ▁though ▁he ▁accomplished ▁much ▁else ▁besides . ▁ ▁I ▁am ▁personally ▁deeply ▁grateful ▁for ▁all ▁that ▁he ▁did .' ▁– ▁John ▁Bowl by . ▁ ▁Background ▁▁ ▁James ▁Robert son ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁R uther g len , ▁Scotland ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁close - kn it ▁working - class ▁family . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁Qu aker ▁in ▁his ▁late ▁te ens , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁he ▁registered ▁as ▁a ▁cons cient ious ▁object or . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁James ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Joy ce ▁Robert son ▁joined ▁Anna ▁Fre ud ▁in ▁the ▁H amp st ead ▁W art ime ▁Nur series . ▁ ▁Joy ce ▁was ▁a ▁student ▁car ing ▁for ▁the ▁inf ants ▁who ▁had ▁lost ▁family ▁life ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁James ▁began ▁by ▁organ ising ▁the ▁maintenance ▁and ▁fire watch ing , ▁but ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁social ▁worker