List of presidents of the Osler Club of London explained

The presidents of the Osler Club of London[1] have been:

1950-1961

Years Name Comments Image
1950-1952Sir Zachary Cope[2]
1952-1954Alfred White Franklin (1905 – 1984) Franklin co-founded the Osler Club of London while he was a medical student at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London and later wrote a biography of Sir William Osler.[3]
1954-1956Vivian Green-Armytage (1882 - 1961[4] Green-Armytage was a gynecologist, noted for his progressive views, his service to Indian gynaecology and obstetrics, and his distinguished service in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War.[5]
1956-1958W. S. C. Copeman (1900 - 1970)Copeman was a rheumatologist and a medical historian, best remembered for his contributions to the study of arthritic disease.[6]
1958-1961Arthur Dickson Wright (1897–1976)[7]

1961-1971

Years Name Comments Image
1961-1963Harold Avery[8]
1963-1965Charles Edward Newman
1965-1967Noël Poynter (1908-1979) Librarian then Director of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine.[9] [10]
1967-1969Jessie Dobson (1906 - 1984)Between 1954 and 1971, Dobson was the curator of the Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons of England.[11]
1969-1971Kenneth Bryn Thomas (1915-1978) [12]

1971-1981

Years Name Comments Image
1971-1972D. Geraint James (2 January 1922 – 20 October 2010)James was a Welsh physician known for his work on sarcoidosis. He set up a specialist clinic for the condition and earned the nickname of the "King of Sarcoid".[13]
1972-1974John CuleCule was a Welsh general practitioner and later psychiatrist.[14]
1975-1976Henry R. Rollin
1976-1978Neil McIntyre
1978-1980P. M. Daniel
1980-1981L. G. Matthews

1981-1991

Years Name Comments Image
1981-1982Victor Cornelius Medvei
1982-1983B. T. Davis
1983-1984Arthur Hollman
1984-1985Alex Sakula
1985-1986Theodore T. Macadam
1986-1987Harvey WhiteIn 1976, White became consultant surgeon at the Royal Marsden Hospital. Subsequently, he held posts at King Edward VII Hospital for Officers, St Luke's Hospital for the Clergy and The London Clinic. He is a past president of the Medical Society of London and vice president of the British Association of Surgical Oncology and Royal Society of Medicine. In 2012, he was the first recipient of the Royal Society of Medicine Medal.[15]
1987-1988Ruth Bowden
1988-1989Dame Josephine Barnes (1912 - 1999)Barnes was a leading obstetrician and gynaecologist and the first female president of the British Medical Association, 1979. She was also active in the Women's National Cancer Control Campaign with cancer screening.[16]
1989-1990Sir Gordon Wolstenholme
1990-1991Sir Harold Ellis

1991-2001

Years Name Comments Image
1991-1992Sydney Selwyn
1992-1993John Garrett
1993-1995Gordon Cook
1995-1997William Dinning
1997-1999Edward Howard (Ted Howard)
1999-2001John W. K. WardWard is a general practitioner, fellow of both the Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh and Royal College of General Practitioners. He is a past president of the British Society for the History of Medicine[17] and was chairman at the annual meeting of the American Osler Society in Oxford in 2014.[18]

2001-2011

Years Name Comments Image
2001-2003James Heron
2003-2005Raymond Hunt
2005-2007David Green[19]
2007-2009John Walker-Smith
2009-2011Adrian ThomasThomas is a retired radiologist, and visiting professor at Canterbury Christ Church University. He is a past president of the British Society for the History of Medicine.[20] [21]

2011-2019

Years Name Comments Image
2011-2013Peter Simpson
2013-2015Andrew Hilson
2015-2017Richard OsbornIn 2017, Osborn retired from leadership roles in library services, in which he worked for 32 years.[22]
2017-2019Sarah Peart
2019- Graham KyleKyle is a retired ophthalmic surgeon who, after obtaining the Diploma in the History of Medicine of the Society of Apothecaries of London in 2014, lectures on history of medicine and medical ethics and law.[23]
2023-Daniel Sokol[24]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Presidents – The Osler Club of London. en-GB. 3 October 2019.
  2. Web site: ['Pneumonia Evening' at the Osler Club, London. ] Signed Typed Circular from L. Carlyle Lyon, Assistant Secretary to the Osler Club, addressed to Dr Nehemiah Asherson, regarding the 'Pneumonia Evening' and the Club. With annotations by Asherson. Richard Ford]. www.richardfordmanuscripts.co.uk. 4 October 2019.
  3. Lella. Joseph W. The Osler Club of London, 1928–38: Young Medical Gentlemen, Their Heroes, Liberal Education, Books, and Other Matters. Canadian Bulletin of Medical History. 12. 2. 313–338. 10.3138/cbmh.12.2.313. 11609082. 1995. free.
  4. https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/ED7E08C56F48CFD29AFF72411F4CEAC0/S0025727300020810a.pdf/the-osler-club-of-london.pdf "The Osler Club Club of London"
  5. https://livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk/biogs/E005530b.htm Green-Armytage, Vivian Bartley (1882 - 1961).
  6. Porritt AE, Dudley Hart F . W S C Copeman: his importance in contemporary medicine. . . 1992 . 51 . 2 . 283–5 . 1550419 . 10.1136/ard.51.2.283. 1005678 .
  7. James. Geraint. 1998-05-01. Arthur Dickson Wright (1897–1976): Surgeon, Wit and Eccentric. Journal of Medical Biography. en. 6. 2. 68–72. 10.1177/096777209800600202. 11619989. 0967-7720.
  8. Group. British Medical Journal Publishing. 1972-03-04. Obituary Notices. Br Med J. en. 1. 5800. 634–635. 10.1136/bmj.1.5800.634. 220240748 . 0007-1447.
  9. Bynum. William F.. 1980. Frederick Noël Lawrence Poynter: Obituary. Swiss Journal of the History of Medicine and Sciences. 37. 145–146.
  10. Web site: Poynter; F. N. L. Archives – Bedfordshire Historical Record Society. en. 20 September 2019.
  11. Le Fanu, William (1984)"Obituary: Jessie Dobson, MSc". Medical History, Vol. 29, No. 1, p. 98.
  12. Web site: Thomas, Dr K Bryn: Archive Description. www.aim25.ac.uk. AIM25. 4 October 2019.
  13. Watts. Geoff. 2010. David Geraint James. The Lancet. 376. 9755. 1822. 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)62158-7. 6011283 .
  14. Web site: Kingswood Association News 2016: John Hedley Cule. Issuu. en. 16 October 2019.
  15. Web site: Harvey White. www.harveywhite.me.uk. 5 October 2019.
  16. News: Dame Josephine Barnes. Neustatter. Angela. 28 December 1999. The Guardian. 5 October 2019. en-GB. 0261-3077.
  17. https://cms.cws.net/content/americanosler.org/files/AOS_Program_Final(1).pdf From Oxford to the Bronx – John Brett Langstaff (1888-1985) High Society, Low Society and Charity
  18. https://cms.cws.net/content/americanosler.org/files/Past%20Programs/2014-Oxford-Meeting-Program-Booklet.pdf Local Arrangements Committee
  19. Agha. Riaz. Agha. Maliha. 1 January 2011. A history of Guy's, King's and St. Thomas' hospitals from 1649 to 2009: 360 Years of innovation in science and surgery. International Journal of Surgery. 9. 5. 414–427. 10.1016/j.ijsu.2011.04.002. 21530696. 1743-9191. free.
  20. Web site: BIR launches film on radiology in World War I - British Institute of Radiology. www.bir.org.uk. 19 September 2019.
  21. Web site: Reflections on the Origins of Radiotherapy. www.mybir.org.uk. 20 September 2019.
  22. Web site: Benevolent Fund Trustees - CILIP: the library and information association. www.cilip.org.uk. 2019-10-27.
  23. Book: Kyle, Graham. Osler in Uniform...His Relaxed Approach Graham. American Osler Society. 2019. 38.
  24. Web site: Mitchell . Lor'elle . Daniel Sokol confirmed as the President Elect of the Osler Club . 12 King's Bench Walk . 23 September 2023 . 26 October 2022.

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