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Medical and Chirurgical Society of London

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TheRoyal Medical and Chirurgical Society of London(RMCS), created in 1805 as the Medical and Chirurgical Society of London, was a learned society ofphysiciansandsurgeons,that received aRoyal charterin 1834, and a supplement charter in 1907 to create the newly mergedRoyal Society of Medicine.[1][2]

Origins

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Initial premises of the Society, 1805–1810, in 2 Verulam Buildings,Gray's Inn.

The RMCS was founded in 1805 as the Medical and Chirurgical Society of London, by 26 medical men who left theMedical Society of London(founded 1773) in reaction to the autocratic style of its president,James Sims.[3]Among its founders there wereWilliam Saunders(1743–1817), its first president;John Yelloly(1774–1842),Sir Astley Cooper(1768–1841), the first treasurer;Alexander Marcet(1770–1822) andPeter Mark Roget(1779–1869).[1]

According to its charter, the Medical and Chirurgical Society of London was founded "for the purpose of conversation on professional subjects, for the reception of communications and for the formation of a library" and served "several branches of the medical profession".[1]It first met on 22 May 1805 atFreemasons' TavernonGreat Queen Street.[1]

Royal Society of Medicine

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In 1907 several specialist medical societies merged with the RMCS.[2]On 12 June 1907, a supplement charter was granted by King Edward VII and the new amalgamation became the RSM.[2]The 17 societies which merged with the Medical and Chirurgical Society to form the RSM were:[4][a]

  • Pathological Society of London(1846–1907)
  • Epidemiological Society of London(1850–1907)
  • Odontological Society of Great Britain(1856–1907)
  • Obstetrical Society of London(1858–1907)
  • Clinical Society of London(1867–1907)
  • Dermatological Society of London (1882–1907)
  • British Gynaecological Society (1884–1907)
  • Neurological Society of London (1886–1907)
  • British Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Association (1888–1907)
  • Laryngological Society of London (1893–1907)
  • Society of Anaesthetists (1893–1908)
  • Dermatological Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1894–1907)
  • British Balneological and Climatology Society (1895–1909)
  • Otological Society of the United Kingdom (1899–1907)
  • Society for the Study of Diseases in Children (1900–1908)
  • British Electrotherapy Society (1901–1907)
  • Therapeutical Society (1902–1907)

Honorary fellows

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Honorary Fellows of the society includedCharles Darwin,Louis Pasteur,Edward JennerandSigmund Freud.Other presidents of note were the "three great fromGuy's Hospital",Richard Bright(1837);Thomas Addison(1849) and SirJames Paget(1875), as well asJoseph Hodgson(1851) andFrederick William Pavy(1900).[citation needed]

Presidents

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^Others list these as 15 societeies.[2][5]

References

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  1. ^abcdeHunting, Penelope (2002)."2. The Medical and Chirurgical Society".The History of The Royal Society of Medicine.Royal Society of Medicine Press. pp. 23–66.ISBN1-85315-497-0.
  2. ^abcdGoddard, Jonathan Charles (November 2021)."Collaboration and discovery: a history of the RSM".Trends in Urology & Men's Health.12(6): 28–31.doi:10.1002/tre.829.ISSN2044-3730.
  3. ^Hunting, P (2005)."The Royal Society of Medicine".Postgraduate Medical Journal.81:45–48.doi:10.1136/pgmj.2003.018424.PMC1743179.PMID15640428.
  4. ^"Royal Society of Medicine Records".1907–1975. Archived fromthe originalon 24 June 2023.Retrieved24 June2023.
  5. ^abHunting, Penelope (2002). "5. The Society at Hanover Square".The History of The Royal Society of Medicine.Royal Society of Medicine Press. pp. 157–176.ISBN1-85315-497-0.
  6. ^abcdeCentenary, 1805–1905, Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society of London.1906. p. 340.
  7. ^"Solly, Samuel (1805 - 1871)".livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk.Retrieved1 July2023.
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