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Of the 26 presidents since 1901, 18 have been Nobel laureates (seven in Physiology or Medicine, four in Physics and seven in Chemistry). Many past presidents, including all those in the 20th century, have been appointed to the Order of Merit. Sir Joseph Banks was the longest serving president of Royal Society.
The Royal Society president is Adrian Smith, who took up the post and started his five-year term on 30 November 2020, [3] replacing the previous president, Venki Ramakrishnan. Since 1967, the society has been based at 6–9 Carlton House Terrace , a Grade I listed building in central London which was previously used by the Embassy of Germany ...
Pages in category "Presidents of the Royal Society" The following 63 pages are in this category, out of 63 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The president of the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) is the head of the Royal Society of Medicine. The presidents were elected biennially by the Fellows of the Society. [1] In 2014 the charter changed. The presidents are now elected every three years. [citation needed] The president oversees the running of the Society and chairs its council ...
Davies Gilbert FRS (born Davies Giddy, 6 March 1767 – 24 December 1839) was a British engineer, author, and politician.He was elected to the Royal Society on 17 November 1791 and served as its President from 1827 to 1830.
The president of the Royal Statistical Society is the head of the Royal Statistical Society (RSS), elected biennially by the Fellows of the Society. The time-period between elections has varied in the past. The president oversees the running of the Society and chairs its council meetings.
Martin Folkes by Roubiliac, British Museum. Martin Folkes FRS (29 October 1690 – 28 June 1754) was an English antiquary, numismatist, mathematician and astronomer who served as the president of the Royal Society from 1741 to 1752.
In 1956, Guthrie was elected President of the History of Medicine Section of the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) after already having been the President of the Scottish Society of the History of Medicine. [1] [2] In 1957, he stated in his presidential address at the RSM "…it is obvious that history supplies an essential basis of medicine.