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The Edwin Stevens Lecture, also known as the Edwin Stevens Lecture for the Laity or Stevens Lecture, are a series of lectures founded and named for Arthur Edwin Stevens in 1970. Stevens was a successful entrepreneur and member of the library section of the 
Royal Society of Medicine
The Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) is a medical society based at 1 Wimpole Street, London, UK. It is a registered charity, with admission through membership. Its Chief Executive is Michele Acton.
History
The Royal Society of Medicine (R ...
(RSM), London, where the lecture is held every year. In 1967, a committee to discuss "lectures for the laity" was formed. In 1970, at the request of the then president of the History of Medicine Society
The History of Medicine Society (HoMS) (formerly "section"), at the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM), London, was founded by Sir William Osler in 1912, and later became one of the four founder medical societies of the British Society for the His ...
, Sir Terence Cawthorne, Stevens donated £2,000 a year for the first three years, as a trial. The lectures became successful and Stevens donated a further £50,000 in 1973 and made the lecture series permanent.
Lectures
1970-1980
1981-1990
1991-2000
2001-2010
2011-2021
References
External links
*{{cite web , title='Edwin Stevens Lectures for the Laity' orldCat.org, url=https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Edwin+Stevens+Lectures+for+the+Laity&qt=owc_search , website=www.worldcat.org , language=en Annual events in London British lecture series Lists of physicians Medical education in the United Kingdom Medical lecture series Royal Society of Medicine 1970 establishments in the United Kingdom Recurring events established in 1970