Munk's Roll
The Roll of the Royal College of Physicians of London, commonly referred to as Munk's Roll, is a series of published works containing
History
Munk's Roll was initially the work of the College's Harveian Librarian, William Munk.
The first
The first edition consisted of volumes one and two, containing fellows and
Subsequent editions, for biographies post 1825, were limited to fellows, which reflects the increasing numbers, qualifications and professionalism of physicians through the 19th century. They were titled Lives of the Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians of London.[5]
Volumes
- Volume 1, 1518-1700
- Volume 2, 1701-1800
- Volume 3, 1801-1825
- Volume 4, 1826-1925
- Volume 5, 1926-1965
- Volume 6, 1966–1975, published 1982 (ed. Gordon Wolstenholme)[6]
- Volume 7, 1976–1983, published 1984 (ed. Gordon Wolstenholme)[6]
- Volume 8, 1984-1988
- Volume 9, 1989-1993
- Volume 10, 1994-1997
- Volume 11, 1998-2004
- Volume 12 (2005 onwards)[7]
The Roll today
It has become an invaluable biographical resource for those interested in medical and social history, and family historians. All the print volumes are available online as part of the Inspiring Physicians series, which is regularly updated with new biographies of deceased fellows.
References
- ^ "Inspiring Physicians, Indexes". Royal College of Physicians. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "Making Munk's Roll: writing the lives of the RCP fellows". Royal College of Physicians. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ Munk, William (1878). "Preface to the first edition". The Roll of the Royal College of Physicians at London. Vol. 1 (2 ed.). London: Royal College of Physicians. p. viii. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
- ^ "RCP Heritage : Lives of the fellow". London: Royal College of Physicians. 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ^ "AIM25 collection description". Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ^ PMC 1139487.
- ^ "Volume XII (2005 onwards)". Royal College of Physicians. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
External links
- Inspiring Physicians – searchable database on the history of medicine website of the Royal College of Physicians