Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine
The Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine (1968–1999) was a London centre for the study and teaching of medical history.[2][3] It consisted of the Wellcome Library and an Academic Unit. The former was and is a world-class library collection owned and managed by the Wellcome Trust and staffed by librarians including academic librarians who held honorary lectureships at University College London. The Academic Unit was a group of university staff appointed at University College London that conducted a programme of university teaching, thesis supervision, seminars, conferences and publications.
| Active | 1968–1999 |
|---|---|
Parent institution | Wellcome Trust |
| Address | Wellcome Building, 183 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE , , |
| Website | http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/[1] |
Directors of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine
- 1913–1936 Henry S. Wellcome, LLD, DSc, FRS (Founder and Director)
- 1913–1925 C. J. S. Thompson, MBE (Curator)
- 1925–1934 L. W. G. Malcolm, MSc, PhD, FRSE (Conservator)
- 1934–1947 Captain Peter J. Johnston-Saint, MA, FRSE (Conservator) (photo)
- 1941–1945 Dr S. H. Daukes, OBE, MD
- 1946–1964 Edgar Ashworth Underwood, MD, FRCP
- 1964–1973 F. Noël L. Poynter, BA, PhD, Hon MD, FLA
- 1973–1979 Edwin Sisterton Clarke, MD, FRCP
- 1980–1981 Prof. Alfred Rupert Hall, MA, LittD, FBA (Chairman)
- 1981–1983 Peter O. Williams, MB, FRCP
- 1983–1987 Prof. William Paton, CBE, DM, FRCP, FRS[4]
Librarians
- 1900–1913 C. J. S. Thompson
- 1913–1918 T. W. Huck, FLA
- 1919–1921 C. C. Barnard, MLA
- 1921–1925 W. R. B. Prideaux, BA, FLA (photo)
- 1925–1931 C. R. Hewitt, FLA
- 1932–1946 S. A. J. Moorat, MA, DipLib (obit)
- 1946–1953 W. J. Bishop, FLA
- 1954–1964 F. Noël L. Poynter, BA, PhD, Hon MD, FLA
- 1964–1973 E. Gaskell, BA, ALA
- 1973–1996 Eric J. Freeman, BA, ALA[4]
- 1996–2004 David Pearson
In 1999 the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine was terminated, and in its place two new organisations were created: The Wellcome Library and the Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL. Prof. Harold Cook was appointed Director of the Wellcome Centre at UCL from 2000-2009, while the following persons succeeded David Pearson as Librarians of the Wellcome Library.
- 2004–2009 Frances Norton
- 2010–2014 Simon Chaplin
- 2015– Robert Kiley (acting)
Academic Unit in 1992
- William Bynum MA MD PhD MRCP (Head) Allen MA PhD (Life Sciences)
- Janet Browne MA PhD (Life Sciences)
- Lawrence I. Conrad PhD (Islamic Medicine)
- Christopher Lawrence MB ChB PhD (Clinical Medicine)
- Michael Neve MA PhD (Human Biology)
- Vivian Nutton MA PhD (Classical Medicine)
- Roy Porter MA PhD (Social History of Medicine)
- Elizabeth (Tilli) Tansey BSc PhD (Modern Medical Science)
- Andrew Wear BA MSc PhD (Early Modern Medicine)[4]
References
- "Wellcome Trust". Archived from the original on 1 September 2004. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- "History of the Wellcome Library". Wellcome Library. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- Symons, John (1993). Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine. A Short History. London: The Wellcome Trust. ISBN 1-869835-34-4. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine: A Brief Description. 1992.
External links
- Works by or about Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine at Internet Archive
- Booklet on the Wellcome Institute, 1983.
- Wellcome Trust Publications.
- The Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine: A Brief Description (1992).