Presidents of the Hunterian Society

This is a list of presidents of the Hunterian Society, founded in London in 1819 in honour of the surgeon and anatomist John Hunter.[1][2][3][4] Between 1940 and 1945 there was no president.[5] Several were based at St Thomas' Hospital, Guy's Hospital, and the London Hospital.[6] Thirty-six of the society's first 48 presidents delivered the Hunterian Society Oration.[7]

1819 - 1840

1841 - 1851

1851 - 1863

1863 - 1872

1872 - 1895

1896 - 1908

1908 - 1915

1915 - 1930

1931 - 1940

1945 - 1960

1960 - 1970

1970 - 1985

1985 - 2000

2000 - 2015

2015 - 2025

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