| Administrative History | James Rognvald Learmonth (1895 - 1967) was appointed Professor of Surgery in the University of Aberdeen in March 1933. He moved to Edinburgh in 1939 to take up the same appointment in the University of Edinburgh. |
| Description | J.R. Learmonth, 'The Evolution of Thought and Practice in Surgery. The Inaugural Lecture delivered on 10th October 1939 by Professor J.R. Learmonth, Surgeon in His Majesty's Household in Scotland, on his induction to the Chair of Surgery' reprinted from University of Edinburgh Journal, Autumn 1939, 91 - 102. |