The eldest son of Henry Robinson, of East Dulwich; practised in South London, was Surgeon to the London Dispensary, a Member of the Court of Examiners of the Apothecaries' Company, and President of the South London Medical Society. His essay on "Fractures of Ribs, Sternum and Pelvis" gained the Jacksonian Prize in 1831, and his dissertation on "Formation, Constituents and Extraction of Urinary Calculi" the honorarium in 1838, the Jacksonian Prize being awarded to John Green Crosse (qv). He died at his home, Camden Row, Camberwell, London, SE, on March 31st, 1854. Publications:- "Complications of Hernia." - *Lond Dispensary Rep*, xiv, xv. "Pregnancy Complicated by Fibromyoma." - *Assoc Med Jour*, 1853, 53. He was preparing further contributions when overtaken by his last illness.