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Trade, Knowledge and Networks: The Activities of the Society of Apothecaries and Its Members in London, C.1670–C.1800 (2019)

British Journal for the History of Science
Volume: 52
Issue: 2
Pages: 273-296

DOI: 10.1017/S0007087419000256

URI: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-for-the-history-of-science/article/trade-knowledge-and-networks-the-activities-of-the-society-of-apothecaries-and-its-members-in-london-c1670c1800/F9D404B9191CCC4C26171FD96D0DF112

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Medicine and society Societies; institutions; academies Apothecaries 18th century 17th century London (England) Society of Apothecaries, London

This article explores the activities of the Society of Apothecaries and its members following the foundation of a laboratory for manufacturing chemical medicines in 1672. In response to political pressures, the guild created an institutional framework for production which in time served its members both functionally and financially and established a physical site within which the endorsement of practical knowledge could take place. Demand from state and institutional customers for drugs produced under corporate oversight affirmed and supported the society's trading role, with chemical and pharmaceutical knowledge utilized to fulfil collective and individual goals. The society benefited from the mercantile interests, political connections and practical expertise of its members, with contributions to its trading activities part of a much wider participation in London's medical, scientific and commercial milieu. Yet, as apothecaries became increasingly engaged in the practice of medicine rather than the preparation and sale of drugs, the society struggled to reconcile the changing priorities of those it represented, and tensions emerged between its corporate and commercial activities.

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Article Jim Bennett; Rebekah Higgitt (2019) London 1600–1800: Communities of Natural Knowledge and Artificial Practice. British Journal for the History of Science (pp. 183-196). unapi

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