List of presidents of the Scottish Society of the History of Medicine
This is a list of presidents of the Scottish Society of the History of Medicine (SSHM).
1948-1960
| Years | Name | Comments | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Douglas Guthrie (1885–1975) | Otolaryngologist and historian of medicine whose book A History of Medicine published in 1945, came to international attention. In 1948 Guthrie brought about the foundation of the SSHM and served as its first president. Subsequently, he became president of the British Society for the History of Medicine and the History of Medicine Society at the Royal Society of Medicine.[1][2] | |
| 1951 | John Ritchie (1882–1959) | Friend of Guthrie, he co-founded the SSHM.[2][3] | |
| 1954 | Archibald Lamont Goodall (1915–1963) | Surgeon and honorary librarian at the University of Glasgow, and co-founder of the SSHM.[2][4] | |
| 1957 | William Smith Mitchell (d 1982) | Mitchell became librarian at King's College, Newcastle upon Tyne, and then at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. In 1955, he authored a History of Scottish Bookbinding, 1432-1650.[2] | |
| 1960 | Adam Patrick (1883–1970) | Patrick was lecturer on the history of medicine at St. Andrews University in 1950.[2][5] |
1963-1980
| Years | Name | Comments | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Charles Henry Kemball (1889–1964)[2] | ||
| 1964 | William Alister Alexander (1890–1976)[2] | ||
| 1966 | Norman McOmish Dott, CBE (1897–1973) | The first holder of the Chair of Neurological Surgery at the University of Edinburgh.[6] | |
| 1968 | Meredith Henry Armstrong Davison, MBE (1911–1970)[2] | ||
| 1971 | Thomas Robert Rushton Todd (1895–1975)[2] | ||
| 1974 | Charles Gray Drummond (d 1985)[2] | ||
| 1977 | Haldane Philp Tait (1911–1990)[2] | Tait was the Principal Medical Officer for the Child Health Service, Edinburgh and co-founder of the Scottish Society of the History of Medicine and as a result of his contributions, became its President in 1977 and Honorary President in 1981.[7] | |
| 1979 | Sir Charles Illingworth, CBE (1900–1990)[2][8] |
1981-2000
| Years | Name | Comments | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | William Cunningham (1903–1998)[2] | ||
| 1984 | Alastair Hugh Bailey Masson (1925–2009)[2] | ||
| 1987 | David A G Waddell (1927–1992)[2] | ||
| 1990 | John Blair OBE (1928– )[2] | Scottish consultant surgeon and medical historian, who authored a number of books.[2][9] |  |
| 1993 | Elizabeth Margaret Rose (1916–2011)[10] | ||
| 1995 | Harold Thomas Swan (1922–2011)[2][11][12] | ||
| 1998 | John McColl Forrester (1923–2017)[2] |
2000-2019
| Years | Name | Comments | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | David John Wright (1944–) | Wright is a retired consultant anaesthetist who was also the president of the British Society for the History of Medicine from 2007 to 2009 and has been editor of the International Society for the History of Medicine's journal Vesalius.[2] | .jpg) |
| 2004 | Bryan Ashworth (1929–2012)[13] | ||
| 2007 | Roy Miller (1935–)[2] | ||
| 2010 | David Hugh Aird Boyd (1927–)[2] | ||
| 2013 | Antony Robert Butler | ||
| 2017 | Niall Diarmid Campbell Finlayson | Finlayson was appointed consultant physician and gastroenterologist at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary in 1973. His special interest is in liver disease and he made particular contributions to the Infirmary's 'Liver Transplant Unit'.[14] |  |
| 2019 | Neil MacGillivray |  |
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References
- Macintyre, Iain (2018). "The legacy of Douglas Guthrie (1885–1975), surgeon and medical historian". Journal of Medical Biography. 26 (2): 95–101. doi:10.1177/0967772018755204. PMID 29405816.
- "Scottish Society of the History of Medicine Presidents' page" (PDF). sshm.ac.uk. Scottish Society of the History of Medicine. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- "John Ritchie, (1882–1959): m.d., f.r.c.p.ed., d.p.h. (Obituary)". Medical History. 4 (4): 352. October 1960. doi:10.1017/S0025727300025722. PMC 1034566.
- Hull, Andrew; Johanna Geyer-Kordesch (1999). The Shaping of the Medical Profession: The History of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, 1858-1999. 2. London: Hambledon Press. p. 135. ISBN 978-1-85285-187-3.
- "Munks Roll Details for Adam Patrick". munksroll.rcplondon.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- "Obituary Notices: N. M. Dott". British Medical Journal. 4 (5895): 787. 29 December 1973. doi:10.1136/bmj.4.5895.787. ISSN 0007-1447. PMC 1587989. PMID 4586072.
- Wright, David (2014). "Haldane Philp Tait (1911–1990)" (PDF). Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. 44: 348.
- Brooks, C. J. W. (2004). "Illingworth, Sir Charles Frederick William (1899–1991)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 April 2012. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
- "Student Experiences". Dundee Medical School @ 40, (2007)
- "Obituary: Elizabeth Margaret Rose". Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- "Munks Roll Details for Harold Thomas Swan". munksroll.rcplondon.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
- "Dr Harold Thomas Swan, FRCP Edin | Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh". www.rcpe.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
- "Bryan Ashworth". Munk's Roll. 12. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- "Niall Diarmid Campbell Finlayson, CBE | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
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