List of presidents of the Osler Club of London

Sir William Osler, 1st Baronet coat of arms

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

1950-1961

Years Name Comments Image
1950-1952 Sir Zachary Cope[2] Sir Vincent Zachary Cope
1952-1954 Alfred 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]
1954-1956 Vivian 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] Vivian Bartley Green-Armytage IMS
1956-1958 W. S. C. Copeman (1900 - 1970)[4] Copeman was a rheumatologist and a medical historian, best remembered for his contributions to the study of arthritic disease.[6] Portrait of William Copeman Wellcome L0015922
1958-1961 Arthur Dickson Wright (1897–1976)[7]

1961-1971

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

1971-1981

Years Name Comments Image
1971-1972 D. 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]
1972-1974 John Cule Cule was a Welsh general practitioner and later psychiatrist.[14]
1975-1976 Henry R. Rollin
1976-1978 Neil McIntyre
1978-1980 P. M. Daniel
1980-1981 L. G. Matthews

1981-1991

Years Name Comments Image
1981-1982 Victor Cornelius Medvei
1982-1983 B. T. Davis
1983-1984 Arthur Hollman
1984-1985 Alex Sakula
1985-1986 Theodore T. Macadam
1986-1987 Harvey White In 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] Harvey White at the Medical Society of London 2
1987-1988 Ruth Bowden
1988-1989 Dame 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] Photograph portrait of Josephine Barnes. Wellcome L0004409
1989-1990 Sir Gordon Wolstenholme
1990-1991 Sir Harold Ellis
Harold Ellis on right.jpg

1991-2001

Years Name Comments Image
1991-1992 Sydney Selwyn
1992-1993 John Garrett
1993-1995 Gordon Cook
1995-1997 William Dinning
1997-1999 Edward Howard (Ted Howard)
1999-2001 John W. K. Ward Ward 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] John Ward (physician), Osler Club of London 2019

2001-2011

Years Name Comments Image
2001-2003 James Heron
2003-2005 Raymond Hunt
2005-2007 David Green [19]
2007-2009 John Walker-Smith
2009-2011 Adrian Thomas Thomas 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] Adrian Thomas (radiologist)

2011-2019

Years Name Comments Image
2011-2013 Peter Simpson
2013-2015 Andrew Hilson
2015-2017 Richard Osborn In 2017, Osborn retired from leadership roles in library services, in which he worked for 32 years.[22]
2017-2019 Sarah Peart
2019- Graham Kyle Kyle 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] Graham Kyle, ophthalmic surgeon
2023- Daniel Sokol [24]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "[ '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. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
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  17. ^ From Oxford to the Bronx – John Brett Langstaff (1888-1985) High Society, Low Society and Charity. 46th Annual Meeting of the American Osler Society. Minnesota (2016), p. 48
  18. ^ Local Arrangements Committee. 44th Annual Meeting of the American Osler Society. Oxford (2014) p. 4
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  21. ^ "Reflections on the Origins of Radiotherapy". www.mybir.org.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
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  24. ^ Mitchell, Lor'elle (26 October 2022). "Daniel Sokol confirmed as the President Elect of the Osler Club". 12 King's Bench Walk. Retrieved 23 September 2023.