The Regius Professor of Surgery is a
Regius professorship held at the
University of Aberdeen
, mottoeng = The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom
, established =
, type = Public research universityAncient university
, endowment = £58.4 million (2021)
, budget ...
. The position was created by
Queen Victoria
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days was longer than that of any previo ...
in 1839 and was originally a
professorship
Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an academic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a "person who professes". Professors ...
at
Marischal College
Marischal College ( ) is a large granite building on Broad Street in the centre of Aberdeen in north-east Scotland, and since 2011 has acted as the headquarters of Aberdeen City Council. However, the building was constructed for and is on long- ...
, until it amalgamated with
King's College in 1860 to become the University of Aberdeen.
Holders
* 1839-1882
William Pirie
* 1882-1909
Alexander Ogston
Sir Alexander Ogston MD CM LLD (19 April 1844 – 1 February 1929) was a British surgeon, famous for his discovery of ''Staphylococcus''.
Life
Ogston was the eldest son of Amelia Cadenhead and her husband Prof. Francis Ogston (1803– ...
* 1910-1932
Sir John Marnoch
* 1932-1938
James Learmonth
* 1939-1962
William Wilson
* 1962-1982
George Smith
* 1985-1998
Oleg Eremin
* 2000–present
James Hutchison
Footnotes
Surgery
1839 establishments in Scotland
Surgery
Professorships in medicine
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