List of presidents of the Scottish Society of the History of Medicine

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This is a list of presidents of the Scottish Society of the History of Medicine (SSHM).

1948-1960[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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– 2023)[2][9] Scottish consultant surgeon and medical historian, who authored a number of books.[2][10] John Blair 2018
1993 Elizabeth Margaret Rose (1916–2011)[11]
1995 Harold Thomas Swan (1922–2011)[2][12][13]
1998 John McColl Forrester (1923–2017)[2]

2000-2019[edit]

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] David Wright, anaesthetist, past president of the Scottish Society of the History of Medicine
2004 Bryan Ashworth (1929–2012)[14]
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'.[15]
2019 Neil MacGillivray Professor Neil MacGillivray
2022 Andreas Demetriades [16]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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. S2CID 46849528.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Scottish Society of the History of Medicine Presidents' page" (PDF). sshm.ac.uk. Scottish Society of the History of Medicine. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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. Vol. 2. London: Hambledon Press. p. 135. ISBN 978-1-85285-187-3.
  5. ^ "Munks Roll Details for Adam Patrick". munksroll.rcplondon.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ Wright, David (2014). "Haldane Philp Tait (1911–1990)" (PDF). Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. 44: 348.
  8. ^ Brooks, C. J. W. (2004). "Illingworth, Sir Charles Frederick William (1899–1991)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/38658. Retrieved 8 April 2012. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  9. ^ Ferguson, Chris (15 June 2023). "Dr John Blair: Retired Perth surgeon and Dundee High School dux dies". The Courier. Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Student Experiences". Dundee Medical School @ 40, (2007)
  11. ^ "Obituary: Elizabeth Margaret Rose". Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  12. ^ "Munks Roll Details for Harold Thomas Swan". munksroll.rcplondon.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  13. ^ "Dr Harold Thomas Swan, FRCP Edin | Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh". www.rcpe.ac.uk. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  14. ^ "Bryan Ashworth". Munk's Roll. 12. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  15. ^ "Niall Diarmid Campbell Finlayson, CBE | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  16. ^ Demetriades, Andreas K (November 2022). "The First Eastern General Hospital (1914–1919) of the Royal Army Medical Corps at Cambridge". Journal of Medical Biography. 30 (4): 225–232. doi:10.1177/0967772021989696. ISSN 0967-7720.
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