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of the Society, and to the history of geriatric medicine in general. Archival documents include biographies of key figures in the Society’s history and development. </p> <p>You can see a sample of our archive below.</p> <p>We welcome visitors to our archive, which contains a library of specialist publications in both book and magazine format.</p> </div> <div class="card-view-4"> <div class="view view-attachment view-id-attachment view-display-id-main view-dom-id-f6c96bc21901185392b6507eaa00eab1"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even section-row palette-default "> <div class="section-inner"> <div class="card-title"> <h2 class="field-content">Biographies</h2> </div> <div class="card-description-et"> <p>Below are listed prominent geriatricians from Marjory Warren to the present day, many of them past presidents of the British Geriatrics Society, with links to their biography pages.</p> </div> <div class="card-view-4"> <div class="view view-attachment view-id-attachment view-display-id-main 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Banerjee</a> (BGS President 1996 - 1998)</p> <p><a href="/francis-irvine-caird-%E2%80%93-specialist-in-geriatric-medicine">Francis Irvine Caird</a> (1928 - 2011)</p> <p><a href="/bgs-presidents-biographical-sketches-peter-crome">Peter Crome</a> (BGS President 2006 - 2008)</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <div class="faq-question"> <div class="card-qa-question"> D - K </div> <div class="card-qa-answer"> <p><a href="/dr-howard-eaton-freeman-davies-1924-2012">Howard Eaton Freeman Davies</a> (1924 - 2012)</p> <p><a href="/bgs-presidents-biographical-sketches-mike-denham">Mike Denham</a> (BGS President 1992 - 1994)</p> <p><a href="/arthur-norman-exton-smith-1920%E2%80%931990">Arthur Norman Exton-Smith</a> (1920 - 1990, BGS President 1978 - 1981)</p> <p><a href="/professor-sir-john-grimley-evans-ma-dm-md-frcp-ffph-1936-2018">John Grimley-Evans</a> (1936 - 2018)</p> <p><a href="/marion-hildick-smith-bgs-president-1988-1990">Marion Hildick-Smith</a> (BGS President 1988 - 1990)</p> <p><a href="/dr-trevor-howell-1909-1988-post-1">Trevor Howell</a> (1909 - 1988)</p> <p><a href="/a-giant-of-geriatric-medicine-professor-bernard-isaacs-1924-1995-post-1">Professor Bernard Isaacs</a> (1924 - 1995)</p> <p><a href="/dr-%E2%80%9Cbobby%E2%80%9D-irvine-bgs-president-1981-1984-article-1">"Bobby" Irvine</a> (1920 - 2002, BGS President 1981 - 1984)</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <div class="faq-question"> <div class="card-qa-question"> L - S </div> <div class="card-qa-answer"> <p><a href="/noah-morris-1893%E2%80%931947">Noah Morris</a> (1893 - 1947)</p> <p><a href="/bgs-presidents-biographical-sketches-graham-mulley">Graham Mulley</a> (BGS President 2008 - 2010)</p> <p><a href="/doreen-norton-geriatric-nurse-1922-2007">Doreen Norton</a> (1922 - 2007)</p> <p><a href="/joseph-sheldon">Joseph Sheldon</a> (1893 - 1972)</p> <p><a href="/dr-christopher-silver-1920-2012">Christopher Silver</a> (1920 - 2012)</p> <p><a href="/bgs-presidents-biographical-sketches-robert-stout">Robert Stout</a> (BGS President 2002 - 2004)</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even views-row-last"> <div class="faq-question"> <div class="card-qa-question"> T - Z </div> <div class="card-qa-answer"> <p><a href="https://vimeo.com/999163440" rel="nofollow">Professor Gillian Mead </a></p> <p><a href="/marjory-warren">Marjory Warren</a> (1897 - 1960)</p> <p><a href="/dr-john-wedgwood-1920-2007-post-1">John Wedgwood</a> (1919 - 2007)</p> <p><a href="/bgs-presidents-biographical-sketches-brian-williams">Brian Williams</a> (BGS President 1998 - 2000)</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd views-row-last section-row palette-default "> <div class="section-inner"> <div class="card-view-4"> <div class="view view-attachment view-id-attachment view-display-id-main view-dom-id-0aa7b2f4da43040b7812a0254d7230af"> </div> 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