Michael Heseltine CB (/ˈhɛzəltaɪn/; 1886–1952) was a senior civil servant in the United Kingdom and later Registrar of the General Medical Council between 1933 and 1951.
[1] He wrote a translation of Petronius' Satyricon in 1913, though it was criticised by Stephen Gaselee, the Pepys Librarian at Magdalene College, Cambridge for despite having a "virile and attractive style", having a number of mistranslations from Latin.
[3] He would later represent the Minister of Health on the Dental Board of the United Kingdom from 1928 to 1933.
[1] Heseltine was praised for his role in passing the 1950 Medical Act which introduced disciplinary boards and compulsory training years for doctors.
[4] After retiring from the post of registrar aged sixty-four, Heseltine continued to conduct research and write about the history of medical education for the General Medical Council and a post of Librarian was created especially for him.