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Lucas Richert

@lucrichert.bsky.social

Writer; Historian of Medicine & Pharmacy; Professor at UW-Madison SoP; Executive Director at American Institute of the History of Pharmacy; Canadian. (Links https://pharmacy.wisc.edu/faculty/richert-urdang-lab/research/ and https://aihp.org/)

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Durham Institute for Medical Humanities@durhamimh.bsky.social · 2mo ago

What makes the “heroic doctor” story so powerful? Join us for a talk by Danielle Spencer exploring narrative medicine, physician memoirs, and how shows like The Pitt shape ideas about healthcare and clinicians. 📅 Thur 25 June 📍 Durham / Online 🎟️ Free www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/heroic-doc...

Heroic Doctors?: From Medical Memoirs to The Pitt

A hybrid talk by Danielle Spencer about the contemporary genre of physician-author memoirs and their representations in popular media.

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Warwick Anderson@wombatscholar.bsky.social · 3mo ago

TWO great jobs in History and Philosophy of Science at Sydney! Rank from Lecturer (Assistant Prof) to Assoc Prof. Particularly interested in candidates working in the areas of early modern science, or science or medicine in Asia, or Indigenous knowledge systems... #HPS #STS #histstm #histsci

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor to the School of History and Philosophy of Science - Camperdown, Australia job with UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY | 410910

Build your research and apply your expertise by contributing as a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor to the School of History and Philos...

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Laura Ansley@lmansley.bsky.social · 3mo ago

#histmed friends, it's time to speak up about how much the National Library of Medicine means to our subfield! 🗃️

American Historical Association@historians.org · 3mo ago

Take action by May 26. The NIH is accepting public comments on its FY 2027–31 Strategic Plan. Tell the NIH to support the National Library of Medicine through investment in research infrastructure, digitization and preservation, and stewardship of medical history. Submit comments:

Rebecca Colesworthy@rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A super interesting opportunity at the Whitney Humanities Center. The deputy director there, @dianeberrettbrown.bsky.social, is awesome and you know I <3 New Haven. Please repost and spread the word!!

Whitney Humanities Center at Yale@yalewhc.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We’re hiring! 📣 The Whitney Humanities Center at Yale seeks a recent humanities PhD with experience in program-building, innovative humanities work, and higher ed service for a Postdoctoral Associate in Humanities Leadership. $70K + $3K stipend | Deadline: June 12, 2026 🔗 apply.interfolio.com/185526

A promotional graphic for a job posting at the Whitney Humanities Center at Yale University. A Yale campus aerial photo serves as the background, overlaid with a blue-to-white gradient. Text reads: "Postdoctoral Associate in Humanities Leadership. Whitney Humanities Center at Yale University. 80% program-building | 20% research. $70,000 + $3,000 research stipend. Deadline: June 12, 2026. apply.interfolio.com/185526."
Jon Agar@jonagar.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Please help spread the news far and wide! We have a new, full-time, permanent Lecturer in Global History of Science job @stsucl.bsky.social Don't be fooled by the application of deadline of only 9 June 2026. This is an open search #histsci #skystorians www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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Lucas Richert@lucrichert.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy (AIHP) recently appointed Dr Kelly O’Donnell to the role of Co-Editor in Chief of its journal. Welcome! #pharmacy #history Thrilled to have you on board! @kellyodonn.bsky.social @uwiscpress.bsky.social www.aihp.org/kelly-odonne...

Kelly O’Donnell Appointed New Editor-in-Chief of History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals | American Institute of the History of Pharmacy

Advancing knowledge and understanding of the history of pharmacy and medicines.

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Lucas Richert@lucrichert.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The new issue of History of Pharmacy & Pharmaceuticals is here. The SI is called Premodern Pharmacology: Between Theory and Praxis. #history #pharmacy @uwpress.bsky.social @uwmadison.bsky.social As a taster, here is Dr. Claire Burridge’s Open Access article hopp.uwpress.org/content/67/1...

Drugs From Afar

Pharmaceutical knowledge in the early medieval Latin West has rarely been described as innovative. A number of studies, however, have noted the occasional recording of “new” ingredients from the East,...

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Lucas Richert@lucrichert.bsky.social · 7mo ago

www.instagram.com/p/DS2kqdbElj... The AIHP (a historical nonprofit) is hiring. #history #medicine #pharmacy. Please share

American Institute of the History of Pharmacy on Instagram: "This role is at the heart of our mission to preserve pharmacy's rich history. Use the QR code to find out more about us and the position. I...

The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy is seeking a development officer to help preserve pharmacy's rich history. Apply with a cover letter, resume, and two references. Learn more about the...

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Lucas Richert@lucrichert.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The Payment Cure hopp.uwpress.org/content/66/2... #history #pharmacy Even today, a pharmacist might preserve filled prescriptions on the counter, stabbing the slips of paper through a peg. In doing so, they are participating in a tradition of recordkeeping that dates back to the early modern period.

The Payment Cure

This article explores the functional pharmacopeias produced through a court case involving Maria de Ayala (widow of apothecary Francisco de Madrid) and the Manzanedos (heirs of Félix de Manzanedo, cha...

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Tarquin 'Howling Mad' Holmes@tarquinhh.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Pleased to announce that the just published new edition of Topics in the History of Medicine (Volume 5: Quirks, Quacks and Cul de Sacs) includes my contribution, 'A Disgusting and Useless Substance? Hyraceum between Folk Medicine and Pharmacopoeia' #histmed #histbio #histsci bshm.org.uk/thom/v5/

Current Volume - British Society for the History of Medicine

Topics in the History of Medicine – Volume 5 https://bshm.org.uk/thom/v5 ISSN 2753-9695   Quirks, Quacks and Cul-de-sacs   Five and Counting Hilary S Morris THoM 2025; 5: 1-3. PDF   Navigating the Pub...

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Lucas Richert@lucrichert.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The Payment Cure hopp.uwpress.org/content/66/2... #history #pharmacy Even today, a pharmacist might preserve filled prescriptions on the counter, stabbing the slips of paper through a peg. In doing so, they are participating in a tradition of recordkeeping that dates back to the early modern period.

The Payment Cure

This article explores the functional pharmacopeias produced through a court case involving Maria de Ayala (widow of apothecary Francisco de Madrid) and the Manzanedos (heirs of Félix de Manzanedo, cha...

hopp.uwpress.org