The International Society for the History of Pharmacy (''ISHP'') is a non profit international society devoted to the academic study of the

history of pharmacy The history of pharmacy as an independent science dates back to the first third of the 19th century. Before then, pharmacy evolved from antiquity as part of medicine. The history of pharmacy coincides well with the history of medicine, but it's im ...

. The

umbrella organization An umbrella organization is an association of (often related, industry-specific) institutions who work together formally to coordinate activities and/or pool resources. In business, political, and other environments, it provides resources and ofte ...

of 29 national societies promotes research, teaching and publication in pharmaceutical history. It regularly organizes congresses and awards a research grant every two years. Publication organs are an annual newsletter and the peer-reviewed

journal A journal, from the Old French ''journal'' (meaning "daily"), may refer to: *Bullet journal, a method of personal organization *Diary, a record of what happened over the course of a day or other period *Daybook, also known as a general journal, a ...

''Pharmaceutical Historian'', which is published in cooperation with the

British Society for the History of Pharmacy The British Society for the History of Pharmacy (BSHP) is an organisation in the United Kingdom devoted to the history of pharmacy. It was established in 1967, although its roots date to 1952, when the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society establis ...

History

On August 18, 1926, Otto Raubenheimer from the US, the Austrian Ludwig Winkler and the Germans Fritz Ferchl, Georg Urdang, Walther Zimmermann, founded the ''Gesellschaft für Geschichte der Pharmazie'' (Society for the History of Pharmacy) in

Innsbruck Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the ...

, Austria The

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

interrupted the society's activities but after that it reformed and in 1949 gave itself the name ''Internationale Gesellschaft für Geschichte der Pharmazie'' and also appears under equivalent English- or French-language names: ''International Society for the History of Pharmacy'' or ''Société Internationale d'Histoire de la Pharmacie''.

International congresses

The society holds a biennial International

Congress A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of a ...

. These congresses are an open platform for research presentations and also discussions about history of pharmacy in an truly international context.

External links

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Pharmaceutical Historian

References

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