A brief history of the professors who held the prestigious Chair of Materia Medica at the University from 1738-2014 Image Some of the Professors who held the prestigious Chair of Materia Medica at the University 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 This article was published on 2024-08-05
