Description

The lectureship in Materia Medica was instituted in 1766 and the Chair was founded in 1831 by King William IV. The Chair merged with the Regius Chair of Medicine and Therapeutics in 1989.

Summary

Materia Medica (Regius Chair)
Award Type: Professorships
Year Founded: 1831
Record last updated: 22nd Apr 2008

University Connections

Associated people

Post Holder:

• 1978 - John Reid
• 1970 - Sir Abraham Goldberg
• 1948 - Stanley Alstead
• 1937 - Noah Morris
• 1897 - Ralph Stockman
• 1880 - Matthew Charteris
• 1865 - John Black Cowan
• 1855 - John Easton
• 1833 - John Couper
• 1831 - Richard Millar

Benefactor:

• King William IV