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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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.  Maria and Ernie (Beadle) “Many people today still haven’t heard about Livery companies, their origins or purpose. I […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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  Guest anticipate the start of the […]

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 […]

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 […]