The Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine (1968–1999) was a London centre for the study and teaching of medical history.
It consisted of the
Wellcome Library
The Wellcome Library is founded on the collection formed by Sir Henry Wellcome (1853–1936), whose personal wealth allowed him to create one of the most ambitious collections of the 20th century. Henry Wellcome's interest was the history of me ...
and an Academic Unit. The former was and is a world-class library collection owned and managed by the
Wellcome Trust
The Wellcome Trust is a charitable foundation focused on health research based in London, in the United Kingdom. It was established in 1936 with legacies from the pharmaceutical magnate Henry Wellcome (founder of one of the predecessors of Glaxo ...
and staffed by librarians including academic librarians who held honorary lectureships at
University College London
, mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward
, established =
, type = Public research university
, endowment = £143 million (2020)
, budget = ...
. The Academic Unit was a group of university staff appointed at
University College London
, mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward
, established =
, type = Public research university
, endowment = £143 million (2020)
, budget = ...
that conducted a programme of university teaching, thesis supervision, seminars, conferences and publications.
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
A photograph (also known as a photo, image, or picture) is an image created by light falling on a photosensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic image sensor, such as a CCD or a CMOS chip. Most photographs are now crea ...
)
* 1941–194
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
Alfred Rupert Hall (1920–2009) was a prominent British historian of science, known as editor of a collection of Isaac Newton's unpublished scientific papers (1962), and Newton's correspondence, in 1977.
Life
Hall was born near Stoke-on-Trent ...
, MA, LittD, FBA (Chairman)
* 1981–1983
Peter O. Williams, MB, FRCP
* 1983–1987 Prof.
William Paton, CBE, DM, FRCP, FRS
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
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* 1925–1931 C. R. Hewitt, FLA
* 1932–1946 S. A. J. Moorat, MA, DipLib
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* 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
* 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
The Wellcome Library is founded on the collection formed by Sir Henry Wellcome (1853–1936), whose personal wealth allowed him to create one of the most ambitious collections of the 20th century. Henry Wellcome's interest was the history of me ...
and the
Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine
The Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL (2000-2012) was a research and teaching centre within University College London dedicated to the history of medicine. It was created through a grant from the Wellcome Trust, on the mode ...
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
* 2015â€
Academic Unit in 1992
*
William Bynum MA MD PhD MRCP (Head) Allen MA PhD (Life Sciences)
*
Janet Browne
Elizabeth Janet Browne (née Bell, born 30 March 1950) is a British historian of science, known especially for her work on the history of 19th-century biology. She taught at the Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine, University Col ...
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
Vivian Nutton FBA (born 21 December 1943) is a British historian of medicine who serves as Emeritus Professor at the UCL Centre for the History of Medicine, University College London, and current President of the Centre for the Study of Medi ...
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)
See also
*
History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group
The History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group (HoMBRG) is an academic organisation specialising in recording and publishing the oral history of twentieth and twenty-first century biomedicine. It was established in 1990 as the Wellcome Trust's ...
References
External links
*
Booklet on the Wellcome Institute, 1983.Wellcome Trust Publications.The Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine: A Brief Description (1992).
Arts organisations based in the United Kingdom
Archives in the London Borough of Camden
Cultural and educational buildings in London
Medical libraries
Academic libraries
Wellcome Trust
Research libraries in the United Kingdom
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