Rose Prize 2017
Uncategorised | Posted on 15th February 2017 at 9:06 am by Ted
CELEBRATING THE 400th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHARTER On Monday 6th February the Rose Prize Winners were announced THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS & THE WORSHIPFUL SOCIETY OF APOTHECARIES OF LONDON This prize commemorates William Rose, Apothecary of London, whose court case of 1701-04 established the legal foundation of General Practice in England and Fraser Rose, a […]
Appointment of New Dean
Uncategorised | Posted on 13th February 2017 at 9:22 am by Ted
The Society of Apothecaries is pleased to announce that Dr Aroop Mozumder has been appointed as Dean to provide leadership and co-ordination to the Society’s academic activities. Aroop will work to continue to keep the Society’s high educational standards, but also to develop and implement new initiatives to extend the range and reach of the […]
Gideon de Laune Lecture 2017
Uncategorised | Posted on 1st February 2017 at 9:27 am by Ted
The Gideon De Laune Lecture is named in honour of the Royal Apothecary, who was largely responsible for the grant in 1617 of the Royal Charter which separated the apothecaries from the Grocer’s Company, of which they had been a part for several centuries. The Charter established the Society as an independent City Livery Company. […]
Freedom of the City 2017
Uncategorised | Posted on 13th January 2017 at 9:33 am by Ted
Our very own Faculty Coordinator and WebMaster for the Society, Maria Ferran stepped forward in obtaining ‘Freedom of the City’. Maria is very passionate about the Faculties and charitable contribution the Society makes in today’s modern world. Â Maria and Ernie (Beadle) “Many people today still haven’t heard about Livery companies, their origins or purpose. I […]
Monckton Copeman Lecture Nov 2016
Uncategorised | Posted on 7th December 2016 at 9:39 am by Ted
The Monckton Copeman lecture was endowed in 1967 by the Faculty’s Founder Chairman Dr W.S.C. Copeman C.B.E. to commemorate his father, Dr S.A. Monckton Copeman FRS. Its aim is to reinforce the medical and historical ties existing between the Society of Apothecaries and the City of London. Lecturer: Dr Richard Barnett, Writer, Teacher & Broadcaster […]
DOCTORS AND MEDICINE AT THE TIME OF THE GREAT WAR: CHANGES, CHALLENGES & CONSEQUENCES
Uncategorised | Posted on 7th November 2016 at 9:56 am by Ted
The war of 1914-18 changed the lives of men and women in all walks of life; this meeting explores how it affected doctors, the practice of medicine, and the Society’s members and trade. Date: Monday 27th June 2016 from 2pm-5pm Guests arriving in the Courtyard  Various displays in sections of the Hall The Roll of Honour The […]
Sydenham Lecture Oct 2016
Uncategorised | Posted on 20th October 2016 at 9:48 am by Ted
The Sydenham lecture founded in 1960, was named in honour of Thomas Sydenham, the great seventeenth century clinician who was known throughout Europe as the “English Hippocrates”. It is usually on a clinical subject. Lecturer: Dr Marina Morgan, FRCPath Lecture title: Life and Death in Chains: Streptococcus pyogenes and history Court room – Afternoon tea  Hall […]
John Locke Lecture
Uncategorised | Posted on 27th June 2016 at 10:04 am by Ted
The John Locke Lecture was established in 1978 to commemorate the interest of the Faculty in the philosophy of medicine. It commemorates John Locke the 17th century physician and philosopher. Lecture title: Meaning and Matter – How bodies speak Speaker: Dr Rowan Williams Lecture date: Monday 27th June 2016 Â Guest anticipate the start of the […]
Friends’ Summer Party
Uncategorised | Posted on 6th June 2016 at 10:13 am by Ted
The Friends’ Summer Party on Monday 6th June from 6pm – Highlights below.  Christine Eberhardie (Right) and friend  Derek Adams (left) – Senior Warden & Nick Wood (Curator) The lovely spread of food…   John Moore-Gillon (Chairman of the Friends)   Liz Wood (centre) with Belinda Heathcote (sitting)  Janet Payne (left) Edward Wawrzynczak  Liz Wood giving a tour of […]
18th Macdonald Critchley Lecture
Uncategorised | Posted on 14th April 2016 at 10:19 am by Ted
The Macdonald Critchley lecture was established by an anonymous benefactor in 1979 to commemorate the life and work of Macdonald Critchley. It alternates with the Sir Hans Sloane Lecture and its subject is concerned broadly with the humanities. The first lecture was given in 1982. Lecture title: Enduring Heritage – Medical Numismatics Speaker: Professor John […]
