Regius Professor of Surgery (Aberdeen)
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The Regius Professor of Surgery is a Regius professorship
held at the University of Aberdeen
. The position was created by Queen Victoria in 1839 and was originally a professorship at Marischal College
, until it amalgamated with King's College
in 1860 to become the University of Aberdeen.
Regius Professor
Regius Professorships are "royal" professorships at the ancient universities of the United Kingdom and Ireland - namely Oxford, Cambridge, St Andrews, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Dublin. Each of the chairs was created by a monarch, and each appointment, save those at Dublin, is approved by the...
held at the University of Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...
. The position was created by Queen Victoria in 1839 and was originally a professorship at Marischal College
Marischal College
Marischal College is a building and former university in the centre of the city of Aberdeen in north-east Scotland. The building is owned by the University of Aberdeen and used for ceremonial events...
, until it amalgamated with King's College
King's College, Aberdeen
King's College in Old Aberdeen, Scotland is a formerly independent university founded in 1495 and an integral part of the University of Aberdeen...
in 1860 to become the University of Aberdeen.
Holders
- 1839-1882 William Pirie
- 1882-1909 Sir Alexander OgstonAlexander OgstonSir Alexander Ogston KCVO MB CM MD was a Scottish surgeon, famous for his discovery of Staphylococcus aureus. He was born in Aberdeen in 1844 and died there in 1929. He was the eldest son of Prof. Francis Ogston .-University of Aberdeen:...
- 1910-1932 John Marnoch
- 1932-1938 Sir James LearmonthJames LearmonthSir James Rögnvald Learmonth was a Scottish surgeon who made pioneering advances in nerve surgery.-Early years:James Rögnvald Learmonth was born on 23 March 1895 in Gatehouse of Fleet, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. He first studied at Girthon School where his father, William Learmonth, was...
- 1938-1962 William Wilson (surgeon)
- 1962-1982 George Smith
- 1985-1998 Oleg Eremin
- 1999-present James Hutchison