Charles Hastings (English physician)

Sir Charles Hastings – artist unknown

Sir Charles Hastings (11 January 1794 – 30 July 1866) was a medical surgeon and a founder of the British Medical Association, the BMA, (then known as the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association) on 19 July 1832.[1][2][3]

He was also a notable lifelong philanthropist, investing his own money in new housing designed to improve public health and founding the Worcester Museum of Natural History.

  1. ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography article by P. W. J. Bartrip, ‘Hastings, Sir Charles (1794–1866)’, accessed 28 Feb 2007.
  2. ^ BMA Website: a brief history Archived 9 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ W. H. McMenemey (1966). "Charles Hastings (1794–1866): Founder of the British Medical Association". British Medical Journal. 1 (5493): 937–42. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.5493.937. PMC 1844886. PMID 20726159.