Keir Waddington (born 1970) is professor of history at Cardiff University. He is a specialist in medical, urban, and environmental history. He is the joint editor of the Social Histories of Medicine monograph series. He previously held a post at the Wellcome Centre for the History of Medicine, working with Roy Porter on The History of Bethlehem, and had a fellowship at St Bartholomew's Hospital.[1]
Early and personal life
editWaddington is from Chichester and attended Chichester High School. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in History from the University of East Anglia and a Master of Arts (MA) and a PhD from University College London (UCL). Waddington married Katherine Weikert, American historian at the University of Winchester, in her home of Indiana in September 2022.[2]
Selected publications
edit- An introduction to the social history of medicine: Europe since 1500. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, 2011.[3]
- The bovine scourge: neat, tuberculosis and public health, 1850-1914. Boydell Press, Woodbridge, 2006.[4]
- Medical education at St. Bartholomew's hospital, 1123 - 1995. Boydell Press, Woodbridge, 2003.[5]
- Charity and the London Hospitals, 1850-1898. Boydell & Brewer, Woodbridge, 2000. Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Professor Keir Waddington - People". Cardiff University. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Katherine Weikert and Keir Waddington". Dubois County Herald. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ Hurren, E. T. (8 November 2012). "Keir Waddington, An Introduction to the Social History of Medicine, Europe since 1500". Social History of Medicine. 26 (1): 147–148. doi:10.1093/shm/hks095.
- ^ Keir, Waddington (1 February 2006). The bovine scourge: neat, tuberculosis and public health, 1850-1914. Boydell Press. ISBN 978-1-84383-193-8. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ Lawrence, Christopher (2004). "Keir Waddington, Medical education at St Bartholomew's Hospital 1123–1995, Woodbridge, Boydell Press, 2003, pp. xii, 464, illus., £45.00 (hardback 0-85115-919-2)". Medical History. 48 (2): 267–268. doi:10.1017/S0025727300007481.
- ^ "Charity and the London Hospitals, 1850-1898 - Boydell and Brewer". Boydellandbrewer.com. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
External links
edit- "Keir Waddington - Cardiff University, Cardiff - CU - School of History, Archaeology and Religion". ResearchGate.net. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- "Keir Waddington - Cardiff University". Cardiff.academia.edu. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
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