28-509: Haslemere Educational Museum was founded in 1888 by the eminent surgeon Sir Jonathan Hutchinson to display his growing collection of natural history specimens. After two moves it found in 1926 a permanent home in Haslemere High Street, in the town of Haslemere , Surrey , England. The museum won a national award in 2012 and is an independent charity. It contains nearly half a million specimens, artefacts, papers and images. Already
56-502: A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants ( FCA ) in 1973. Ellis worked at Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting) from 1969, becoming a Partner in 1979, Managing Partner (UK) 1986–89, Managing Partner EMEAI 1989–2000 and International Chairman 2000–08. He was a Senior Adviser to Accenture 2008–10. Whilst at Accenture, he was involved with business school advisory boards at IMD , INSEAD and Oxford . From 2001 to 2005 he
84-724: A black market value estimated to be £60,000. The perpetrators were apprehended following an appeal on the BBC's Crimewatch programme and two men were jailed in 2013. There was a spate of similar thefts of rhino horn from museums. In 2012, the museum won the Sunday Telegraph Family Friendly Museums Award from over 600 nominations. The museum celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2013, attended by Sophie, Countess of Wessex . The three main galleries cover geology , natural history and human history, and contain some 240,000 specimens and 140,000 artefacts from around
112-683: A Trustee of the Royal Philharmonic Society . From 2012 to 2016, Ellis was Chair of HM Government's Arts and Media Honours Committee . In 2015, he became the inaugural Chair of the Stop MS Appeal Board, an initiative of the Multiple Sclerosis Society which aims to raise £100m over ten years towards MS research; at the half-way point in 2020 when he retired from this role, the appeal had raised £50m. He has long been interested in ways to increase levels of philanthropy in
140-593: A knighthood in 1908. Hutchinson has his name attached to these entities in medicine: Hutchinson married Jane Pynsent West in 1856 and they had six sons and four daughters. His son Jonathan (1859–1933) became an ophthalmic surgeon and was elected F.R.C.S. in 1884. He founded Haslemere Educational Museum in 1888. The teacher, writer, and naturalist Margaret Hutchinson was his granddaughter. Hutchinson died on 23 June 1913, in Haslemere , Surrey. Attribution: [REDACTED] This article incorporates text from
168-490: A member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1850 (and a fellow in 1862), and rapidly gained a reputation as a skilful operator and a scientific inquirer. While a student, Hutchinson chose a career in surgery from 1854 on, under the influence and help of his mentor, Sir James Paget (1814–99). In 1851, he studied ophthalmology at Moorfields and practised it at London Ophthalmic Hospital. Other hospitals where he practised in
196-575: A publication now in the public domain : Chisholm, Hugh , ed. (1911). " Hutchinson, Sir Jonathan ". Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 14 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 13. Vernon Ellis Sir Vernon James Ellis (born 1 July 1947) was the chair of the British Council from 2010 to 2016. Ellis was educated at Magdalen College School , before going to Magdalen College, Oxford , to study Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE). He graduated in 1969 and became
224-505: A successful surgeon with homes in London and Haslemere, Sir Jonathan Hutchinson was also keenly interested in the full spectrum of science and nature. At the farm that was his home in Haslemere he had already amassed a large collection of specimens and fossils collected on his travels, and in 1888 he opened a museum in the outbuildings, encouraging a then-revolutionary 'hands-on' approach. By 1895
252-554: Is home to the mummy of Pa-Er-Abu, believed to be an Egyptian priest who died around 300BC. As well as the collections and interactive exhibits within the museum building there are extensive grounds, including a herb garden, pond, meadow and woodland featuring a large variety of wild plants which in turn attract wildlife. There is an observation beehive. The museum has facilities for exhibitions and runs regular workshops, courses and lectures for people of all ages, as well as providing outreach visits to schools and community groups. With
280-638: The British Council . Ellis has been involved in many musical organisations, especially serving as Chairman of English National Opera 2005–12 (President 2012–). He was Chair of Classical Opera from 1996 to 2009 (currently President); Chair of the National Opera Studio 2012–19; Chair of the Leeds International Piano Competition , succeeding Dame Fanny Waterman , 2015–19; Trustee of the Royal College of Music 2006–10; former Trustee of London Music Masters , Sacconi Trust and
308-630: The Kathleen Ferrier Award . From 2017 he was Chair of the Britten Pears Foundation, and following its merger with Snape Maltings in April 2020, Co-chair of the merged entity – Britten Pears Arts. He is also Chair of Live Music Now , which since its formation in 1977 has provided over 80,000 interactive music workshops for over 2.8 million disadvantaged people throughout the UK. He is also
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#1733092556530336-547: The British Council, Professor of Paleontology Richard Fortey , and lifelong supporter of museums Loyd Grossman . There is a considerable corporate patronage. Professor David Bellamy in his book A Natural Life declared the museum to be his favourite when a child. The museum hosts the Haslemere Visitor and Local Information Centre. Jonathan Hutchinson Sir Jonathan Hutchinson (23 July 1828 – 23 June 1913),
364-485: The British Isles . Clegg was succeeded by his assistant curator Arthur Jewell. Jewell had joined the museum from school in 1974 and retired in 2008, and the museum's Education Room is named in his honour. Arthur, a stuffed Siberian bear and a museum mascot, is also named after him. Among the many active members of the museum during the 20th century was naturalist Margaret Hutchinson , Sir Jonathan's granddaughter, who
392-767: The Royal College of Surgeons from 1877 to 1882, president of the Pathological Society (1879–80), of the Ophthalmological Society (1883), of the Neurological Society (1887) of the Medical Society (1890), and of the Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society from 1894 to 1896. In 1889, he was president of the Royal College of Surgeons. He was a member of two royal commissions, that of 1881 to inquire into
420-707: The UK. He took part in the Philanthropy Review in 2011–12 and is currently on the Council of the Beacon Collaborative. Under its auspices he is leading a major initiative to bring new philanthropy into arts and culture through its impact on health, education, wellbeing and the community. In 2001 he established the Vernon Ellis Foundation to channel his personal giving, and by 2020 the charity had distributed almost £9m. An early major donation provided
448-408: The cause of scientific surgery and in advancing the study of the natural sciences was unwearying. He published more than 1,200 medical articles and also produced the quarterly Archives of Surgery from 1890 to 1900, being its only contributor. His lectures on neuropathogenesis , gout , leprosy , diseases of the tongue, etc., were full of original observation; but his principal work was connected with
476-419: The expanding collection needed larger premises, and was moved to what is now Museum Hill. Hutchinson himself lectured at the museum and before he died in 1913 he left money for repairs and enlargement. The museum moved to its present location in Haslemere High Street in 1926. A Museum Examination for children was established in 1899 and a primary function of the museum was always to be education. The curator of
504-922: The following years were the Lock Hospital , the City of London Chest Hospital, the London Hospital, the Metropolitan Hospitals, and the Blackfriars Hospital for Diseases of the Skin. His intense activity in so many medical specialities is reflected also in his involvement with several medical societies. He was president of the Hunterian Society in 1869 and 1870, Editor of the British Medical Journal (1869-1871), professor of surgery and pathology at
532-491: The help of the Heritage Lottery Fund, the museum is establishing online databases and enabled the employment of a full-time professional education specialist. The museum and Haslemere Natural History Society are closely associated; the museum's library includes some of HNHS's reference works, and HNHS holds talks at the museum during the winter. Among the patrons of the museum (2014) are Sir Vernon Ellis , Chairman of
560-480: The lead private support to the restoration of the London Coliseum . The focus now is on the impact that the arts can make on wellbeing, education and the community. Also, through his Foundation, he hosted around 80–90 concerts a year between 2005 and 2017 at his London home in support of musicians' and music organisations' development, and other fundraising events. He was knighted for "services to music" in 2011,
588-492: The museum for more than 50 years from 1897 to 1948 was Ernest William Swanton . Swanton was a mycologist , and author of Fungi and How to Know Them (1909); he helped and encouraged many would-be mycologists. John Clegg was curator from 1949 to 1962. He was a writer and photographer with a keen interest in pond life , and wrote the book on this topic for the Observer series of pocket guides. He also wrote The Freshwater Life of
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#1733092556530616-627: The provision for smallpox and fever cases in the London hospitals, and that of 1889–96 on vaccination and leprosy . He also acted as honorary secretary to the Sydenham Society . In June 1882 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society . He was the first orator at the York Medical Society . Hutchinson is considered the father of oral medicine by some. Hutchinson's activity in
644-461: The study of syphilis , on which he became the first living authority. He was the first to describe his triad of medical signs for congenital syphilis : notched incisor teeth, labyrinthine deafness , and interstitial keratitis , which was very useful for providing a firm diagnosis long before Treponema pallidum or the Wassermann test were discovered. By contrast, his insistence that leprosy
672-423: The world. There are also textile and fine art exhibits. The reference library covers the whole spectrum of science and history with about 7,000 books, 13,500 scientific and historical periodicals and over 22,000 documents, largely but not exclusively relating to the local area. There are also more than 2,000 maps and about 35,000 photographic images dating from the museum's foundation to the present day. The museum
700-592: Was Chair of the Prince of Wales Business Leaders Forum; Council, World Economic Forum , 1999–2001; deputy chair, Mayor of Seoul's International Business Advisory Council; UK private sector delegate, G8 Digital Opportunities Task Force, 2000–02. Ellis has been a director of FTI Consulting Inc. since 2012. He was Chair of One Medical Group from 2010 to 2019 and has been Chair of Martin Randall Travel since 2008. In April 2010 he succeeded Lord Kinnock as Chair of
728-500: Was an English surgeon, ophthalmologist , dermatologist , venereologist , and pathologist , who notably advocated for circumcision . Jonathan Hutchinson was born in Selby , Yorkshire, of Quaker parents and was educated in the local school. Then he was apprenticed for five years to Caleb Williams, an apothecary and surgeon in York. He entered St Bartholomew's Hospital in London, and became
756-554: Was caused by eating decaying fish was incorrect. He was the founder of the Medical Graduates’ College and Polyclinic; and both in his native town of Selby and at Haslemere , Surrey, he started (about 1890) educational museums for popular instruction in natural history. He published several volumes on his subjects and was given an Hon. LL.D degree by both the University of Glasgow and University of Cambridge . He received
784-408: Was some-time honorary librarian, committee member and trustee. Another volunteer, Penny Hollow, who celebrated 40 years at the museum in 2009 having started after leaving school, in a postscript to the centenary edition of Margaret Hutchinson's memoirs remembered: At the time of her 40-years celebration, Hollow noted of the museum: In 2011, the museum suffered the theft of a horned rhino skull with
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