W. F. Bynum

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W. F. Bynum
Bynum at his desk in the Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine.
Born
William Frederick Bynum

20 May 1943
OccupationHistorian of medicine
Spouse(s)
Annetta Boyett
(m. 1966, divorced)

Joy Power
(m. 2000)
Academic background
Alma materKing's College, Cambridge
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity College London

William Frederick Bynum (born 20 May 1943) is a British emeritus professor in history of medicine.[1][2] For most of his career, he has worked at the Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine, University College London (UCL).[3]

Bynum was educated at Swarthmore College, Yale University, and King's College, Cambridge, where he received his PhD in 1974.[4] Based at UCL since 1973, he frequently collaborated with British historian Roy Porter.[3][5]

The William Bynum Essay Prize is awarded annually by the journal Medical History.[6]

Selected publications

  • The History of Medicine: A Very Short Introduction
  • Science and the Practice of Medicine in the Nineteenth Century
  • Great Discoveries in Medicine
  • The Anatomy of Madness: Essays in the History of Psychiatry (3 Vols).
  • The Western Medical Tradition: 1800-2000
  • Medicine and the Five Senses
  • William Hunter and the Eighteenth-Century Medical World
  • A Little History of Science
  • Hope: A New Beginning (An A. Gąsiewski Biography)

References

  1. ^ "Bynum, W. F. (William F.), 1943-". Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. ^ Bhattacharya, S (January 2013). "A prize as a salutation". Medical History. 57 (1): 1–2. doi:10.1017/mdh.2012.76. PMC 3566752. PMID 23393398.
  3. ^ a b "W. F. Bynum books and biography - Waterstones". Waterstones.com. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  4. ^ "BYNUM, Prof. William Frederick". Who's Who. Vol. 2024 (online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  5. ^ "William F. Bynum - Author - Yale University Press". Yalebooks.co.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  6. ^ "William Bynum Essay Prize". Cambridge Core. Retrieved 23 June 2023.