Chairs of Materia Medica (1738-2014)
A brief history of the professors who held the prestigious Chair of Materia Medica at the University from 1738-2014
The Chair of Botany and Materia Medica was held by only 2 Professors:
1738 - Prof Charles Aston
1761 - Prof John Hope
In 1768 The City Chair of Materia Medica and Department of Materia Medica were Founded, probably the first of their kind in the world
1768 - Prof Francis Home
1798 - Prof James Home
1821 - Prof Andrew Duncan (Jnr)
1832 - Prof Robert Christison
1877 - Prof Sir Thomas Fraser
The Separation of Pharmacology from the Clinic, recognizing the importance of the professional, theoretical scientist.
1918 - Prof Arthur Cushny; the first non-clinical Pharmacologist to be appointed 1926 - Prof Alfred Clark
1942 - Prof Sir John Gaddum
1958 - Lord (Walter) Perry
1969 - Prof Eric Horton
1980 - Prof Bernard L Ginsborg
In 1983 the name of the City Chair was changed from Materia Medica to Pharmacology
1985 - Prof John S Kelly
2001 - Prof Tony J Harmer
The Window to the Clinic – In 1919 the Christison Chair of Therapeutics and Clinical Medicine was founded, providing an essential link between experimental Pharmacology and the Clinic
1919 - Prof Jonathan Meakins
1924 - Prof David Murray Lyon
1936 - Prof Sir Derrick Dunlop
1962 - Prof Ronald Girdwood
In 1995 the Christison Chair of Therapeutics (and Clinical Pharmacology) was re-established
1995 - Professor David Webb