Regius Professor of Physiology (Aberdeen)

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The Regius Professor of Physiology is a 1860 during the reign of Queen Victoria by Regulation no. 6 of the Scottish Universities Commission (Primo) as Regius Professor of the Institute of Medicine established Regius Professor of Physiology and Anatomy at the University of Aberdeen . The same ordinance stipulates the crown's authority to appoint professorships (Secundo).

The biologist George Ogilvie, who previously taught at Marischal College, became the first Professor of the Institutes of Medicine.

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George Ogilvie 1860 1877 Ogilvie had been reading at the Marischal College Institutes of Medicine for a number of years. When the colleges were merged into the University of Aberdeen in 1860, Ogilvie took over the professorship. Ogilvie was actually a biologist and could only teach the Institutes of Medicine (Physiology + Anatomy) to a limited extent from a medical point of view. As a histologist, however, he was a capacity. To this end, he also introduced microscopes to the university , for example . The teaching of physiology from a purely medical point of view only began in Aberdeen in all seriousness when Ogilvie's successor, William Stirling, took over the chair. Ogilviev retired from the professorship with an inheritance in 1878 and lived as a wealthy landowner who was actively involved in the politics of his county.
William Stirling MD, Sc.D., FRSE 1877 1885 Unlike other professors, Stirling, and at the same time with him, John Gray McKendrick , the Regius Professor of Physiology in Glasgow, did not take on any practical tasks. This gave them the opportunity to convert their respective chairs into physiology. The pioneer for this initiative was their former teacher John Hughes Bennett at the University of Edinburgh, through whose initiative there were four experimental laboratories in Edinburgh in 1871, while none in Glasgow and Aberdeen could be found.
John Alexander MacWilliams MD, LL.D., FRS 1886 1927 MacWilliam specialized in the heart muscle. Some of his theses were confirmed during his lifetime and long after his death led to technical solutions such as the pacemaker .
John James Rickard Macleod MB, LL.D., D.Sc., Ch.B., DPH, FRCP, FRS 1928 1935 In 1923 Macleod and Frederick Grant Banting were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of insulin . In the team, however, there were jealousies and arguments against which Macleod did not defend himself. In 1928 he left Toronto to take up the Regius Professorship in Aberdeen. Macleod's "Physiology in Modern Medicine" reached seven editions during his lifetime. Macleod held the post until his death at the age of 58.
Ernest William Henderson Cruickshank Esq., MD, D.Sc., MRCP, FRSE, LL.D. 1935 Cruickshank had taught at Dalhousie University in Halifax , Nova Scotia prior to his appointment . His book Food and Nutrition became an influential bestseller. On behalf of the World Health Organization , he passed on his knowledge while traveling around the world.
John Lawrence Malcolm Esq., MB, Ch.B., B.Med.Sc. (NZ) 1958 1976
Derek Ogston Esq., MA, Ph.D., MD, D.Sc., MRCPLond., FRCPEdinb. 1976 1983
Cecil Kidd 1984 Kidd also directed The Physiological Society in the UK from 1992 to 1994.
Colin Darnley McCaig FRSE 2002

Individual evidence

  1. a b Ordinance No. 6 of the Scottish Universities Commission. In: Edinburgh Gazette , January 20, 1860, pp. 65 ff.
  2. a b c d e f g h i j k l m WJ O'Connor: Founders of British Physiology: A Biographical Dictionary, 1820–1885 . Manchester University Press, 1988, ISBN 978-0-7190-2537-2
  3. a b Obituary for JA MacWilliam. In: The British Medical Journal , January 23, 1937, p. 199. PMC 2088087 (free full text)
  4. a b Communication on the appointment of John James Rickard Macleod as Regius Professor of Physiology at the University of Aberdee. In: London Gazette , April 13, 1928.
  5. ^ A b c d Notice on the appointment of Ernest William Henderson Cruickshank as Regius Professor of Physiology at the University of Aberdeen. In: London Gazette , October 4, 1935.
  6. a b c John James Rickard Macleod (1876–1935). med-chi.co.uk; accessed on December 29, 2016.
  7. a b Michael Williams: John James Rickard Macleod (1876-1935) . ( Memento of the original from April 26, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Diabetologia , Volume 48, Number 9, September 2005. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.diabetologia-journal.org
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  9. a b c d Michael Roburn (1965) Obituary for Ernest William Henderson Cruickshank. In: The Lancet , January 9, 1965; doi: 10.1016 / s0140-6736 (65) 91706-x .
  10. ^ A b Communication on the appointment of John Lawrence Malcolm as Regius Professor of Physiology at the University of Aberdeen. In: London Gazette , August 29, 1958.
  11. a b Communication on the appointment of Derek Ogston as Regius Professor of Physiology at the University of Aberdeen. In: London Gazette , September 14, 1976.
  12. a b Communication on the appointment of Cecil Kidd as Regius Professor of Physiology at the University of Aberdeen. In: London Gazette , March 20, 1984.
  13. a b Cecil Kidd, Regius Professor Of Physiology from Aberdeen. Checkdirector.co.uk; accessed on December 29, 2016.
  14. Notice of the appointment of Colin McCaig as Regius Professor of Physiology at the University of Aberdeen. In: London Gazette , August 2, 2002.