Charles Hastings (founder of the British Medical Association)

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Sir Charles Hastings (January 11, 1794 – March 21, 1866) was a physician and founder of the British Medical Association, originally Provincial Medical and Surgical Association on July 19, 1832^[1][2].

He was an authority on chest diseases and wrote numerous scientific papers.

He was knighted in 1850.

He died March 21, 1866

[edit] References

1. ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography article by P. W. J. Bartrip, ‘Hastings, Sir Charles (1794–1866)’ [1], accessed 28 Feb 2007.
2. ^ BMA Website: a brief history

[edit] See also

• The Life and Times of Sir Charles Hastings, Founder of the British Medical Association (1959) Reviewed by Cohen Of Birkenhead in Med Hist. 1960 July; 4(3): 261–262.