Royal College of Surgeons of England

The Royal College of Surgeons of England is an independent professional body

Professional body

A professional association is usually a nonprofit organization seeking to further a particular profession, the interests of individuals engaged in that profession, and the public interest.The roles of these professional associations have been variously defined: "A group of people in a...

and registered charity (212808) committed to promoting and advancing the highest standards of surgical

Surgery

Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...

care for patients, regulating surgery, including dentistry

Dentistry

Dentistry is the branch of medicine that is involved in the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area and the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body. Dentistry is widely considered...

, in England and Wales

England and Wales

England and Wales is a jurisdiction within the United Kingdom. It consists of England and Wales, two of the four countries of the United Kingdom...

. The College is located at Lincoln's Inn Fields

Lincoln's Inn Fields

Lincoln's Inn Fields is the largest public square in London, UK. It was laid out in the 1630s under the initiative of the speculative builder and contractor William Newton, "the first in a long series of entrepreneurs who took a hand in developing London", as Sir Nikolaus Pevsner observes...

in London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

History

The origins of the College go back to the fourteenth century with the foundation of the 'Guild of Surgeons Within the City of London'. Certain sources date this as occurring in 1368. There was ongoing dispute between the surgeons and barber surgeons until an agreement was signed between them in 1493, giving the fellowship of surgeons the power of incorporation This union was formalised further in 1540 by Henry VIII of England

Henry VIII of England

Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France...

between the Worshipful Company of Barbers

Worshipful Company of Barbers

The Worshipful Company of Barbers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The organisation's records date as early as 1308, recording Richard le Barber as the first to hold the office of Master....

(incorporated 1462) and the Guild of Surgeons to form the Company of Barber-Surgeons. In 1745 the surgeons broke away from the barber

Barber

A barber is someone whose occupation is to cut any type of hair, and to shave or trim the beards of men. The place of work of a barber is generally called a barbershop....

s to form the Company of Surgeons. In 1800 the Company was granted a Royal Charter

Royal Charter

A royal charter is a formal document issued by a monarch as letters patent, granting a right or power to an individual or a body corporate. They were, and are still, used to establish significant organizations such as cities or universities. Charters should be distinguished from warrants and...

to become the Royal College of Surgeons in London. A further charter in 1843 granted it the present title of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Fellows

The original 300 Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS) include:

John Abernethy
John Abernethy (surgeon)
John Abernethy FRS was an English surgeon, grandson of the Reverend John Abernethy.He was born in Coleman Street in the City of London, where his father was a merchant. Educated at Wolverhampton Grammar School, he was apprenticed in 1779 to Sir Charles Blicke , a surgeon at St Bartholomew's...

(1764–1831)
John Badley
John Badley (surgeon)
John Badley, F.R.C.S. student of John Abernethy at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London. His 1801 lecture notes of Abernethy are in the archives at the University of Birmingham School of Medicine....

(1783–1870)
Robert Keate
Robert Keate
Robert Keate FRCS was a noted British surgeon, and Serjeant-Surgeon to King William IV and Queen Victoria. -Early life:...

(1777–1857)
Richard Partridge
Richard Partridge
Richard Partridge FRS, FRCS was a British surgeon. Although he became President of both the Royal College of Surgeons and the Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society, he is best known for his part in apprehending the London Burkers gang and for failing to spot a bullet lodged in Giuseppe Garibaldi's...

(1805–1873)

The correct way to address a member or fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons is to use the title Mr

MR, Mr, mr, or mR may refer to:*Mr. an honorific title of menPlaces:* Morocco country code * Martinique country code...

, Miss, Mrs, or Ms (not Dr). This system (which applies only to surgeons, not physicians) has its origins in the 16th century, when surgeons were barber-surgeons and did not have a medical degree (or indeed any formal qualification), unlike physicians, who held a University medical degree.
When the College of Surgeons received its royal charter, the Royal College of Physicians insisted that candidates must have a medical degree first. Therefore an aspiring surgeon had to study medicine first and received the title Doctor. Thereafter, having obtained the diploma of Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons he would revert to the title "Mr" as a snub to the RCP. The title {Mr} only applied to Fellows, not Members with the diploma MRCS. In fact members of the College (holding a MRCS) are referred to as Mr and the College addresses them as such.

In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of four crime novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in The Strand Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set largely on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country and tells the story of an...

, the distinction is made in the following conversation:

"Come, come, we are not so far wrong after all," said Holmes. "And now, Dr. James Mortimer--"

"Mister, sir, Mister--a humble M.R.C.S."

Despite Mortimer's correction, he is referred to as "Dr. Mortimer" throughout the story.

A biographical register of fellows is available on Plarr's Lives of the Fellows Online

Buildings

The Company of Surgeons moved from Surgeon's Hall in Old Bailey

Old Bailey

The Central Criminal Court in England and Wales, commonly known as the Old Bailey from the street in which it stands, is a court building in central London, one of a number of buildings housing the Crown Court...

to a site at 41 Lincoln's Inn Fields

Lincoln's Inn Fields

in 1797. Construction of the first College building, to a design by George Dance the Younger

George Dance the Younger

George Dance the Younger was an English architect and surveyor. The fifth and youngest son of George Dance the Elder, he came from a distinguished family of architects, artists and dramatists...

, and James Lewis, took from 1805 to 1813. Before long, a survey by Sir Kayrun Naher uncovered structural defects. In 1833 Sir Charles Barry

Charles Barry

Sir Charles Barry FRS was an English architect, best known for his role in the rebuilding of the Palace of Westminster in London during the mid-19th century, but also responsible for numerous other buildings and gardens.- Background and training :Born on 23 May 1795 in Bridge Street, Westminster...

won the public competition to design a replacement. The library and portico of this building are all that remain today after a German incendiary bomb hit the College in 1941.

Hunterian Museum

In 1799 the government purchased the collection of John Hunter

John Hunter (surgeon)

John Hunter FRS was a Scottish surgeon regarded as one of the most distinguished scientists and surgeons of his day. He was an early advocate of careful observation and scientific method in medicine. The Hunterian Society of London was named in his honour...

which they presented to the College. This formed the basis of the Hunterian Collection, which has since been supplemented by others including an Odontological

Dentistry

Collection and the natural history

Natural history

Natural history is the scientific research of plants or animals, leaning more towards observational rather than experimental methods of study, and encompasses more research published in magazines than in academic journals. Grouped among the natural sciences, natural history is the systematic study...

collections of Richard Owen

Richard Owen

Sir Richard Owen, FRS KCB was an English biologist, comparative anatomist and palaeontologist.Owen is probably best remembered today for coining the word Dinosauria and for his outspoken opposition to Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection...

. The museum displays thousands of anatomical specimens, including the Evelyn tables

Evelyn tables

The Evelyn tables are a set of four anatomical preparations on wooden boards that are thought to be the oldest anatomical preparations in Europe. They were acquired by John Evelyn in Padua in 1646 and later donated by Evelyn to the Royal Society. They are currently owned by the Royal College of...

and the skeleton of the "Irish giant" Charles Byrne, and many surgical instruments

Faculties

Faculty of Dental Surgery
Faculty of Dental Surgery
The Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England was established in 1947.There are two other Faculties of Dental Surgery in the UK, one based at The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, the other a part of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of GlasgowThere is...
Faculty of General Dental Practice
Faculty of General Dental Practice
-History:The FGDP was formed in 1992 as the academic home for general dental practitioners. It opened its membership up to Dental Care Professionals in 2005, and now supports the whole dental team. As of March 2011 there are approximately 4500 members of the FGDP...
Faculty of Anaesthetists
Royal College of Anaesthetists
The Royal College of Anaesthetists is "the professional body responsible for the specialty of anaesthesia throughout the United Kingdom". It sets standards in anaesthesia, critical care, pain management, and for the training of anaesthetists, physician assistants - and practising critical care...

- Until 1988, now the Royal College of Anaesthetists
Royal College of Anaesthetists
The Royal College of Anaesthetists is "the professional body responsible for the specialty of anaesthesia throughout the United Kingdom". It sets standards in anaesthesia, critical care, pain management, and for the training of anaesthetists, physician assistants - and practising critical care...

.

Medals, Awards and Lectures

The Cheselden Medal was instituted in 2009 in honour of William Cheselden

William Cheselden

William Cheselden was an English surgeon and teacher of anatomy and surgery, who was influential in establishing surgery as a scientific medical profession.-Life:...

"to recognise unique achievements in, and exceptional contributions to, the advancement of surgery". The award is made at irregular intervals to reflect the outstanding qualities required of recipients and is deemed one of the College’s highest professional honours.

The Royal Colleges' Bronze Medal was instituted in 1957 and is awarded jointly with the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. It is awarded annually "on the nomination of the Medical Group of the Royal Photographic Society for the outstanding example of photography in the service of medicine and surgery".

The Wood Jones Medal was instituted in 1975 to commemorate Frederic Wood Jones (Sir William Collins Professor of Human and Comparative Anatomy and Conservator of the Anatomy Museum 1945-52). It is awarded occasionally (triennially until 1994) by a Committee "for contributions to anatomical knowledge or the teaching of anatomy in the tradition of Frederic Wood Jones".

The Clement-Price Award was founded in 1958 with a gift of 1,000 guineas from members of the staff of the Westminster Hospital in honour of Sir Clement Price Thomas. It is awarded triennially, or at such other interval as the President may decide, by the Council on the recommendation of the Fellowship Election and Prize Committee, "in recognition of meritorious contributions to surgery in its widest sense, without restriction of candidature".

The Lister Medal has been awarded since 1924 (mostly on a triennial basis), after the College was entrusted in 1920 with administrating the Lister Memorial Fund, in memory of pioneering British surgeon Joseph Lister

Joseph Lister

Joseph Lister may refer to:*Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister , English surgeon, discovered that cleaning and disinfecting surgical wounds, and bandages, with carbolic acid prevents lethal infections...

. The award is decided in conjunction with the Royal Society

Royal Society

The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...

, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland , is a Dublin-based medical institution, situated on St. Stephen's Green. The college is one of the five Recognised Colleges of the National University of Ireland...

, the University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...

, and the University of Glasgow

University of Glasgow

The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...

. In addition to being presented with a medal, the recipient delivers the Lister Oration at the College.

The Honorary Gold Medal was instituted in 1802 and is awarded at irregular intervals "for liberal acts or distinguished labours, researches and discoveries eminently conducive to the improvement of natural knowledge and of the healing art". Recipients to date include Professor Harold Ellis

Harold Ellis (professor)

Harold Ellis CBE FRCS is Emeritus Professor of Surgery in the University of London and currently a professor in the Department of Anatomy & Human Sciences at the King's College London School of Medicine. He qualified as a doctor from the University of Oxford in July 1948, the same month the...

(1998), Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys

Alec Jeffreys

Sir Alec John Jeffreys, FRS is a British geneticist, who developed techniques for DNA fingerprinting and DNA profiling which are now used all over the world in forensic science to assist police detective work, and also to resolve paternity and immigration disputes...

(2002) and Dr Barry J. Marshall (2005).

The Bradshaw Lecture

Bradshaw Lecture

The Bradshaw Lectures are prestigious lectureships given at the invitation of the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Surgeons of England....

was founded in 1875 under the will of Mrs Sally Hall Bradshaw in memory of her husband, Dr William Wood Bradshaw. It is a biennial (annual until 1993) lecture on surgery, customarily given by a senior member of the Council on or about the day preceding the second Thursday of December. (Given in alternate years, with the Hunterian Oration given in the intervening years). Not to be confused with the corresponding Bradshaw Lectures delivered to the Royal College of Physicians

Royal College of Physicians

The Royal College of Physicians of London was founded in 1518 as the College of Physicians by royal charter of King Henry VIII in 1518 - the first medical institution in England to receive a royal charter...

. See Bradshaw Lecture

Bradshaw Lecture

The Bradshaw Lectures are prestigious lectureships given at the invitation of the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Surgeons of England....

for list of past lectures and lecturers.

Hunterian Oration

The oration was founded in 1813 by the executors of John Hunter's will, his nephew Dr Matthew Baillie and his brother-in-law Sir Everard Home, who made a gift to the College to provide an annual oration and a dinner for Members of the Court of Assistants and others. In 1853 the oration and dinner became biennial and is held on alternate years in rotation with the Bradshaw Lecture. It is delivered by a Fellow or Member of the college on Feb 14th, Hunter's birthday, "such oration to be expressive of the merits in comparative anatomy, physiology, and surgery, not only of John Hunter, but also of all persons, as should be from time to time deceased, whose labours have contributed to the improvement or extension of surgical science". The RCS Oration is not to be confused with the Hunterian Society Oration given at the Hunterian Society.

Past Presidents

Name	Presidential term
John Black	2008-11
Bernard Ribeiro	2005-08
Hugh Phillips Hugh Phillips Hugh Phillips Engineering were specialists in the manufacture of steam locomotive valves and controls.In 1982 they were involved with refurbishment of the Great Western Railway heavy goods steam locomotive No...	2004–05
Professor Sir Peter Morris	2001-04
Barry Jackson	1998-2001
Rodney Sweetnam	1995-98
Professor Sir Norman Browse Norman Browse Sir Norman Browse has been President of the States of Alderney since 2002. He is a retired surgeon.-Professional life:...	1992-95
Terence English	1989-92
Ian Todd	1986-89
Geoffrey Slaney	1982-86
Alan Parks	1980-82
Reginald Murley	1977-80
Rodney Smith	1973-77
Edward Muir	1972
Thomas Holmes Sellors	1969-72
Hedley Atkins Hedley Atkins Sir Hedley John Barnard Atkins KBE was the first professor of surgery at Guy's Hospital and President of the Royal College of Surgeons.He was the son of Guy's Hospital physician Sir John Atkins and Elizabeth May Hedley...	1966-69
Russell Brock, Baron Brock Russell Brock, Baron Brock Russell Claude Brock, Baron Brock of Wimbledon was a leading British chest and heart surgeon and one of the pioneers of modern open-heart surgery...	1963-66
Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt - External links :* * *...	1960-63
James Patterson Ross	1957-60
Harry Platt	1954-57
Cecil Wakeley Cecil Wakeley Sir Cecil Pembrey Grey Wakeley, 1st Baronet KBE CB was a British surgeon.-Biography:He was born the eldest son of 12 children at Meresborough House in the country near Rainham, Kent, the son of Percy Wakeley and his first wife Mary Sophia "May" Pembrey...	1949-54
Alfred Webb Johnson	1941-48
Hugh Lett	1938-40
Cuthbert Wallace	1935-37
Holburt Jaconb Waring	1932-34
Berkeley Moynihan Berkeley Moynihan, 1st Baron Moynihan Berkeley George Andrew Moynihan, 1st Baron Moynihan, KCB, KCMG, , known as Sir Berkeley Moynihan 1st Baronet, from 1922 to 1929, was a noted British abdominal surgeon....	1926-31
John Bland-Sutton	1923-23
Anthony Alfred Bowlby	1920-22
George Henry Makins	1917-19
Sir William Watson Cheyne	1914-16
Rickman Godlee	1911–1913
Henry Trentham Butlin	1909-11
Henry Morris	1906-08
John Tweedy John Tweedy Sir John Tweedy was a surgeon and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons.He was born at Stockton-on-Tees, the son of John Tweedy, a solicitor...	1903-05
Henry Greenaway Howse	1901-02
William MacCormac William MacCormac Sir William MacCormac, 1st Baronet KCB KCVO , was a British surgeon.-Early life and education:He was born at Belfast, the son of Dr Henry MacCormac....	1896–1900
Christopher Heath	1895
John Whitaker Hulke John Hulke John Whitaker Hulke FRCS FRS FGS was a British surgeon, geologist and fossil collector. He was the son of a physician in Deal, who became a Huxleyite despite being deeply religious....	1893-94
Thomas Bryant	1890-92
Jonathan Hutchinson Jonathan Hutchinson Sir Jonathan Hutchinson , was an English surgeon, ophthalmologist, dermatologist, venereologist and pathologist.-Life:He was born in Selby, Yorkshire, England of Quaker parents and educated in the local school...	1889
Sir William Scovell Savory William Scovell Savory Sir William Scovell Savory, 1st Baronet was a British surgeon.He was born in London, the son of William Henry Savory, and his second wife, Mary Webb. He entered St Bartholomew's Hospital as a student in 1844, becoming M.R.C.S. in 1847, and F.R.C.S. in 1852...	1885-88
John Cooper Forster John Cooper Forster John Cooper Forster was a British surgeon.-Biography:Forster was born in 1823 in Lambeth, London, where his father and grandfather before him had been local medical practitioners. He entered Guy's Hospital in 1841, was appointed demonstrator of anatomy in 1850, assistant-surgeon, 1855, and...	1884
John Marshall	1883
Thomas Spencer Wells Thomas Spencer Wells Sir Thomas Spencer Wells, 1st Baronet was surgeon to Queen Victoria, a medical professor and president of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.-Early life:...	1882
William James Erasmus Wilson	1881
John Eric Erichson	1880
Luther Holden	1879
John Simon	1878
John Birkett	1877
Prescott Gardner Hewett Prescott Gardner Hewett Sir Prescott Gardner Hewett, 1st Baronet, FRCS was a British surgeon, and the son of a Yorkshire country gentleman....	1876
James Paget James Paget Sir James Paget, 1st Baronet was a British surgeon and pathologist who is best remembered for Paget's disease and who is considered, together with Rudolf Virchow, as one of the founders of scientific medical pathology. His famous works included Lectures on Tumours and Lectures on Surgical Pathology...	1875
Frederick Le Gros Clark	1874
Thomas Blizard Curling Thomas Blizard Curling Thomas Blizard Curling was a British surgeon.He was born in Tavistock Place, London in 1811, the son of civil sevant Daniel and Elizabeth Curling and educated at Manor House, Chiswick...	1873
Henry Hancock	1872
George Busk	1871
William Fergusson William Fergusson Sir William Fergusson, 1st Baronet FRCS FRS was a Scottish surgeon.-Biography:William Fergusson son of James Fergusson of Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, was born at Prestonpans, East Lothian on 20 March 1808, and was educated first at Lochmaben and afterwards at the high school and University of...	1870
Edward Cock Edward Cock Edward Cock , British surgeon, was a nephew of Sir Astley Cooper, and through him became at an early age a member of the staff of the Borough Hospital in London, where he worked in the dissecting room for thirteen years. Afterwards he became in 1838 assistant surgeon at Guy's Hospital, where from...	1869
Richard Quain Richard Quain (1800-1887) Richard Quain was an English anatomist and surgeon, born at Fermoy, Ireland, a brother of Jones Quain. He studied medicine in London and in Paris...	1868
John Hilton	1867
Richard Partridge Richard Partridge Richard Partridge FRS, FRCS was a British surgeon. Although he became President of both the Royal College of Surgeons and the Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society, he is best known for his part in apprehending the London Burkers gang and for failing to spot a bullet lodged in Giuseppe Garibaldi's...	1866
Thomas Wormald	1865
Joseph Hodgson Joseph Hodgson Joseph Hodgson was a British physician.He was born in Penrith, Cumberland the son of a Birmingham merchant and educated at King Edward VI School, Birmingham, after which he was apprenticed to George Freer at Birmingham General Hospital. He then transferred to St...	1864
Frederic Carpenter Skey	1863
James Luke	1862
Caesar Henry Hawkins Caesar Henry Hawkins Caesar Henry Hawkins FRS was a British surgeon.-Life:He was the son of the Rev. E. Hawkins and grandson of Sir Cæsar Hawkins, 1st Baronet , Serjeant-Surgeon to George II and George III ; and was brother to Edward Hawkins , Provost of Oriel, Oxford...	1861
John Flint South	1860
James Moncrieff Arnott	1859
Joseph Henry Green	1858
Edward Stanley	1857
Benjamin Travers	1856
William Lawrence Sir William Lawrence, 1st Baronet Sir William Lawrence, 1st Baronet FRCS FRS was an English surgeon who became President of the Royal College of Surgeons of London and Serjeant Surgeon to the Queen....	1855
George James Guthrie George James Guthrie George James Guthrie was an English surgeon, born in London of Scottish parents. He was admitted to membership in the Royal College of Surgeons in 1801. As army surgeon, he served in the Peninsular campaign, and his work there won the praise ot the Duke of Wellington...	1854
James Luke	1853
Caesar Hawkins	1852
John Flint South	1851
James Moncrieff Arnott	1850
Joseph Henry Green	1849
Edward Stanley	1848
Benjamin Travers	1847
William Lawrence Sir William Lawrence, 1st Baronet Sir William Lawrence, 1st Baronet FRCS FRS was an English surgeon who became President of the Royal College of Surgeons of London and Serjeant Surgeon to the Queen....	1846
Samuel Cooper	1845
Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie	1844
John Goldwyer Andrews	1843
Anthony White	1842
George James Guthrie George James Guthrie George James Guthrie was an English surgeon, born in London of Scottish parents. He was admitted to membership in the Royal College of Surgeons in 1801. As army surgeon, he served in the Peninsular campaign, and his work there won the praise ot the Duke of Wellington...	1841
John Painter Vincent	1840
Robert Keate	1839
Honoratus Leigh Thomas	1838
Sir Anthony Carlisle Anthony Carlisle Sir Anthony Carlisle FRCS, FRS was an English surgeon.He was born in Stillington, County Durham, the third son of Thomas Carlisle and his first wife, and the half-brother of Nicholas Carlisle, FRS. He was apprenticed to medical practitioners in York and Durham, including his uncle Anthony Hubback...	1837
Astley Paston Cooper	1836
John Goldwyer Andrews	1835
Anthony White	1834
George James Guthrie George James Guthrie George James Guthrie was an English surgeon, born in London of Scottish parents. He was admitted to membership in the Royal College of Surgeons in 1801. As army surgeon, he served in the Peninsular campaign, and his work there won the praise ot the Duke of Wellington...	1833
John Painter Vincent	1832
Robert Keate	1831
Richard Clement Headington	1830
Honoratus Leigh Thomas	1829
Sir Anthony Carlisle Anthony Carlisle Sir Anthony Carlisle FRCS, FRS was an English surgeon.He was born in Stillington, County Durham, the third son of Thomas Carlisle and his first wife, and the half-brother of Nicholas Carlisle, FRS. He was apprenticed to medical practitioners in York and Durham, including his uncle Anthony Hubback...	1828
Astley Paston Cooper	1827
John Abernethy John Abernethy (surgeon) John Abernethy FRS was an English surgeon, grandson of the Reverend John Abernethy.He was born in Coleman Street in the City of London, where his father was a merchant. Educated at Wolverhampton Grammar School, he was apprenticed in 1779 to Sir Charles Blicke , a surgeon at St Bartholomew's...	1826
William Lynn	1825
William Norris	1824
Henry Cline	1823
William Blizard William Blizard Sir William Blizard was an English surgeon.He was born in Barn Elms, Surrey, the fourth child of auctioneer William Blizard. After an apprenticeship to a surgeon in Mortlake he went to study at the London Hospital where he was a pupil of Sir Percivall Pott and John Hunter...	1822
Everard Home Everard Home Sir Everard Home, 1st Baronet FRS was a British physician.Home was born in Kingston-upon-Hull and educated at Westminster School. He gained a schoalrship to Trinity College, Cambridge, but decided instead to become a pupil of his brother-in-law, John Hunter, at St. George's Hospital...	1821-22

Past Masters - Royal College of Surgeons

Name	Magisterial term
Thompson Foster	1820
Sir David Dundas	1819
Thomas Keate	1818
George Chandler	1817
Sir James Earle	1817
William Norris	1816
Henry Cline	1815
William Blizard William Blizard Sir William Blizard was an English surgeon.He was born in Barn Elms, Surrey, the fourth child of auctioneer William Blizard. After an apprenticeship to a surgeon in Mortlake he went to study at the London Hospital where he was a pupil of Sir Percivall Pott and John Hunter...	1814
Everard Home Everard Home Sir Everard Home, 1st Baronet FRS was a British physician.Home was born in Kingston-upon-Hull and educated at Westminster School. He gained a schoalrship to Trinity College, Cambridge, but decided instead to become a pupil of his brother-in-law, John Hunter, at St. George's Hospital...	1813
Thompson Foster	1812
David Dundas	1811
Sir Charles Blicke	1810
Thomas Keate	1809
George Chandler	1808
Sir James Earle	1807
Charles Hawkins	1806
Thompson Forster	1805
David Dundas	1804
Sir Charles Blicke	1803
Thomas Keate	1802
George Chandler	1801
William Long	1800

Past Masters - Company of Surgeons

Name	Magisterial term
Charles Hawkins	1799–1800
James Earle	1798
John Gunning	1797
Isaac Minors	1796
William Cooper	1795
William Walker	1794
John Wyatt	1793
Samuel Howard	1792
William Lucas	1791
Charles Hawkins	1790
John Gunning	1789
Henry Watson	1788
Edmund Pitts	1787
Isaac Minors	1786
Henry Watson	1785
Joseph Warner	1784
Richard Grindall	1782-3
Peter Triquet	1781
Joseph Warner	1780
Fleming Pinkstan	1779
Pennell Hawkins	1778
Robert Young	1776-77
Richard Grindall	1775
Matthew Spray	1774
Joseph Warner	1773
John Pyle	1772
Wentworth Gregory	1770-71
William Bromfield	1769
Benjamin Cowell	1768
Robert Adair	1767
Stafford Crane	1766
Percivall Pott Percivall Pott Sir Percivall Pott London, England) was an English surgeon, one of the founders of orthopedy, and the first scientist to demonstrate that a cancer may be caused by an environmental carcinogen.-Life:...	1765
Robert Young	1764
John Blagden	1763
John Townsend	1762
David Middleton	1761
Edward Nourse	1760
Christopher Fullagar	1759
Mark Hawkins	1758
William Singleton	1757
John Westbrook	1756
Noah Roul	1755
James Hickes	1754
Legard Sparham	1753
John Ranby John Ranby -Life:The son of Joseph Ranby of St. Giles-in-the-Fields in Middlesex, an innholder, he put himself apprentice to Edward Barnard, foreign brother of the Company of Barber-Surgeons, on 5 April 1715. On 5 October 1722 he was examined on his skill in surgery...	1751-52
Peter Sainthill	1749-50
Caesar Hawkins	1748
John Freke	1747
William Cheselden William Cheselden William Cheselden was an English surgeon and teacher of anatomy and surgery, who was influential in establishing surgery as a scientific medical profession.-Life:...	1746
John Ranby	1745

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