John Ash, was an English physician and founder of Birmingham General Hospital.
John Ash by Joshua Reynolds (1788)
The Royal College of Physicians is a British professional membership body dedicated to improving the practice of medicine, chiefly through the accreditation of physicians by examination. Founded by ro
John Ash (physician)
…with temporary mental derangement, for which it is said he found a cure in the study of mathematics and botany. He was admitted a candidate of the Royal College of Physicians on 22 December 1786, and in the following year resigned his office in Birmingham and removed to London. He became fellow of the College of Physicians…
The Royal College of Physicians headquarters is a Grade I listed building
A college meeting in the early 19th century
The Cutlerian Theatre in Warwick Lane, an anatomy theatre designed by Robert Hooke rebuilt after the Fire (demolished 1866). The frontispiece to the Royal College's pharmacopeia, 1677. Engraving by David Loggan.[citation needed]
FRCP, the Fellowship diploma of the Royal College of Physicians