(1896–1981), Scottish novelist; full name Archibald Joseph Cronin. His novels, including The Citadel (1937), often reflect his early experiences as a doctor and were successfully adapted for radio and television as Dr Finlay's Casebook in the 1960s and 1990s.
Definition of Cronin, A. J. in US English:
Cronin, A. J.
proper nounˈkrōnən
(1896–1981), Scottish novelist; full name Archibald Joseph Cronin. His novels, including The Citadel (1937), often reflect his early experiences as a doctor.