Thomas J Mackie
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Professor Thomas Jones Mackie CBE
(1888–1955) was a noted Scottish bacteriologist; Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Edinburgh
; and author of medical research textbooks.
Born at Hamilton
, South Lanarkshire
, Scotland
, on the 5th June 1888 he received his education at the Hamilton Academy
from which he attended the University of Glasgow
, graduating MB, Ch.B with honours in 1910 and being awarded the Brunton Memorial Prize as the most distinguished student of his year.
Following posts as house-surgeon and house-physician in Glasgow Western Infirmary Mackie attained a Carnegie Scholarship in the department of pathology, attracted to the laboratory by Professor Sir Robert Muir. Taking the Oxford D.P.H., he worked as an assistant in the Bland-Sutton Institute of Pathology at the Middlesex Hospital
until, on outbreak of the First World War in 1914, as a Territorial he was attached to the RAMC (Royal Army Medical Corps
) as an officer, serving mainly in the Middle East, and was appointed to the command of the Central Bacteriological Laboratory in Alexandria, Egypt, this leading in 1918 to his appointment to the Werner-Beit chair of bacteriology in the University of Capetown, South Africa.
In 1923, Mackie was offered the chair of bacteriology in the University of Edinburgh
, a post he held for the next 32 years during which he also co-authored, A Handbook of Bacteriology (1938) (with J. E. McCartney) and A Textbook of Bacteriology (eleventh edition,1949) (with C. H. Browning).
Professor Mackie served as an advisor to many organisations, including appointments as honorary bacteriologist and senior consultant in Bacteriology, and member of the Board of Management Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh; member of the South-eastern Regional Hospital Board; council member, the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine; and member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Department of Health for Scotland (and chairman of the Infectious Diseases Subcommittee.) Closely involved in the development of the laboratory service in Scotland, at the beginning of World War II the Central Military Laboratory was based in his own department at the University of Edinburgh. Professor Mackie also served as a member of the Agricultural Research Council; director of the Animal Diseases Research Association (Scotland); and as chairman of the Scottish Hill Farm Research Committee and as an examiner for the University of Aberdeen
; University of St Andrews
; University of Glasgow
; University of Durham and the University of Sheffield
.
In recognition of his work, Professor Mackie was appointed C.B.E. in 1942 and in 1947 an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred on him by the University of Glasgow
. He was also a Corresponding Member of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Rome; a Member of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
.
In 1953 Professor Mackie succeeded Sir Sydney Smith (forensic expert)
as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine in the University of Edinburgh.
Professor Mackie died at Edinburgh on the 6th October 1955.
CBE
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(1888–1955) was a noted Scottish bacteriologist; Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
; and author of medical research textbooks.
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
Hamilton is a town in South Lanarkshire, in the west-central Lowlands of Scotland. It serves as the main administrative centre of the South Lanarkshire council area. It is the fifth-biggest town in Scotland after Paisley, East Kilbride, Livingston and Cumbernauld...
, South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of the former county of Lanarkshire. It borders the south-east of the city of Glasgow and contains many of Glasgow's suburbs, commuter towns and smaller villages....
, Scotland
Scotland
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, on the 5th June 1888 he received his education at the Hamilton Academy
Hamilton Academy
Hamilton Academy was a school situated in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.Described as "one of the finest schools in Scotland" in the Cambridge University Press County Biography of 1910, Hamilton Academy featured in the Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association Magazine article series on...
from which he attended the University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
, graduating MB, Ch.B with honours in 1910 and being awarded the Brunton Memorial Prize as the most distinguished student of his year.
Following posts as house-surgeon and house-physician in Glasgow Western Infirmary Mackie attained a Carnegie Scholarship in the department of pathology, attracted to the laboratory by Professor Sir Robert Muir. Taking the Oxford D.P.H., he worked as an assistant in the Bland-Sutton Institute of Pathology at the Middlesex Hospital
Middlesex Hospital
The Middlesex Hospital was a teaching hospital located in the Fitzrovia area of London, United Kingdom. First opened in 1745 on Windmill Street, it was moved in 1757 to Mortimer Street where it remained until it was finally closed in 2005. Its staff and services were transferred to various sites...
until, on outbreak of the First World War in 1914, as a Territorial he was attached to the RAMC (Royal Army Medical Corps
Royal Army Medical Corps
The Royal Army Medical Corps is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace...
) as an officer, serving mainly in the Middle East, and was appointed to the command of the Central Bacteriological Laboratory in Alexandria, Egypt, this leading in 1918 to his appointment to the Werner-Beit chair of bacteriology in the University of Capetown, South Africa.
In 1923, Mackie was offered the chair of bacteriology in the University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
, a post he held for the next 32 years during which he also co-authored, A Handbook of Bacteriology (1938) (with J. E. McCartney) and A Textbook of Bacteriology (eleventh edition,1949) (with C. H. Browning).
Professor Mackie served as an advisor to many organisations, including appointments as honorary bacteriologist and senior consultant in Bacteriology, and member of the Board of Management Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh; member of the South-eastern Regional Hospital Board; council member, the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine; and member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Department of Health for Scotland (and chairman of the Infectious Diseases Subcommittee.) Closely involved in the development of the laboratory service in Scotland, at the beginning of World War II the Central Military Laboratory was based in his own department at the University of Edinburgh. Professor Mackie also served as a member of the Agricultural Research Council; director of the Animal Diseases Research Association (Scotland); and as chairman of the Scottish Hill Farm Research Committee and as an examiner for the University of Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...
; University of St Andrews
University of St Andrews
The University of St Andrews, informally referred to as "St Andrews", is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is situated in the town of St Andrews, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It was founded between...
; University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
; University of Durham and the University of Sheffield
University of Sheffield
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.
In recognition of his work, Professor Mackie was appointed C.B.E. in 1942 and in 1947 an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred on him by the University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
. He was also a Corresponding Member of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Rome; a Member of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh was established in the 17th century. While the RCPE is based in Edinburgh, it is by no means just a Scottish professional body - more than half of its 7,700 Fellows, Members, Associates and Affiliates live and practice medicine outside Scotland, in 86...
and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Royal Society of Edinburgh
The Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity, operating on a wholly independent and non-party-political basis and providing public benefit throughout Scotland...
.
In 1953 Professor Mackie succeeded Sir Sydney Smith (forensic expert)
Sydney Smith (forensic expert)
Sir Sydney Alfred Smith CBE , was a renowned forensic scientist and pathologist. From 1928 to 1953, Smith was Regius Professor of Forensic Medicine at the University of Edinburgh, a well-known forensic department of that time...
as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine in the University of Edinburgh.
Professor Mackie died at Edinburgh on the 6th October 1955.