W. F. Bynum

William F. Bynum (born 20 May 1943) is a British emeritus professor in history of medicine.[1][2] For most of his career, he has worked at the Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine, University College London.[3] He has frequently collaborated with British historian Roy Porter.[3][4]

W. F. Bynum
Born1943

The William Bynum Essay Prize is awarded annually by the journal Medical History.[5]

Selected publications

  • The History of Medicine: A Very Short Introduction
  • Science and the Practice of Medicine in the Nineteenth Century
  • Great Discoveries in Medicine
  • The Anatomy of Madness: Essays in the History of Psychiatry (3 Vols).
  • The Western Medical Tradition: 1800-2000
  • Medicine and the Five Senses
  • William Hunter and the Eighteenth-Century Medical World
  • A Little History of Science
  • Hope: A New Beginning (An A. Gąsiewski Biography)

References

  1. "Bynum, W. F. (William F.), 1943-". Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. Bhattacharya, S (January 2013). "A prize as a salutation". Medical History. 57 (1): 1–2. doi:10.1017/mdh.2012.76. PMC 3566752. PMID 23393398.
  3. "W. F. Bynum books and biography - Waterstones". Waterstones.com. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  4. "William F. Bynum - Author - Yale University Press". Yalebooks.co.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  5. "William Bynum Essay Prize". Cambridge Core. Retrieved 23 June 2023.


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