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Sir Arthur Hall (1866–1951) Arthur Hall was crucial to the development of the Medical School – with which he was associated for over 40 years – from the time of his appointment in 1890. Lord Platt, who knew him first as a medical student and for some years as a colleague, described him as “a man of commanding appearance and personality with a talent for bringing people together and enabling them to work together.” Arthur Hall returned to his home town of Sheffield after qualifying at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London. Initially joining his father in general practice, within months he took up honorary appointments at the Royal Hospital and the Medical School. This initiated an association with both which continued until his retirement in 1931. The new building for the School (opened in 1888) was sited on Leopold Street, opposite Firth College where Chemistry, Physics and Biology were taught. Hall actively promoted the formal union with Firth College and the Sheffield Technical School, which resulted in the creation of University College, Sheffield in 1897. The University of Sheffield received its Royal Charter in 1905, at which point the Medical School was housed in the north wing of the Western Bank building (now Firth Court). Arthur Hall’s initial appointment was as Honorary Demonstrator of Physiology and, as Professor, he took charge of the department from 1892. He quickly realised that the Leopold Street building was inadequate, in particular having no laboratories of any kind. He raised the funds to build and equip a physiology laboratory. He next turned his attention to Pathology. Appointed Professor in 1899, he established this department, insisting on space being provided by halving the size of the recently built anatomy theatre. He was equally active in promoting clinical teaching. On his initiative, Honorary Tutors in Medicine, Surgery and Obstetrics were appointed in 1892. He was appointed Professor of Medicine in 1915, his third Chair in the University, holding this post until his retirement – all the time continuing his work as Consultant Physician with a reputation as an outstanding teacher. Remarkably, he also found time to carry out ground-breaking research. He was the first to recognise cases of epidemic encephalitis in 1918, and was widely recognised as an international authority on this condition. Arthur Hall was Dean of the Faculty of Medicine (1911–16), a period which overlapped with his duties as lieutenant colonel in the Royal Army Medical Corps during World War I. President of the Association of Physicians in 1931 and prominent in the affairs of the Royal College of Physicians, he received an honorary degree (DSc) from the University in 1928 (the Medical School’s centenary) and was knighted in 1935. Oversaw the development of a thriving Faculty of Medicine Creator of the Chairs of Physiology, Pathology and Medicine International authority on epidemic encephalitis D ID YOU KNOW? An archive of Arthur Hall’s papers and glass slides is held by the University Library. See also: Heritage Room Timeline: B floor entrance Staff and students of the Faculty of Medicine, 1924. Arthur Hall is seated on a chair, fourth from the left. Arthur Hall in his room in the Medical School located on Leopold Street, c1904. A print of the University’s new Western Bank building (opened in 1905) is pinned above the fireplace. Arthur Hall. This oil painting, which is located in the Heritage Room, is a copy of the one now hanging in Firth Hall, which is by Ernest Moore and dates to 1936. A plan of the Western Bank building, 1903. The Medical Faculty is located in the north wing. THIS BOARD IS PART OF THE MEDICAL SCHOOL HERITAGE PROJECT 2012. Scan the QR code for further details on the Faculty web pages.
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Sir Arthur Hall (1866–1951)
Arthur Hall was crucial to thedevelopment of the Medical School –with which he was associated forover 40 years – from the time of hisappointment in 1890. Lord Platt,who knew him first as a medicalstudent and for some years as acolleague, described him as “a manof commanding appearance andpersonality with a talent forbringing people together andenabling them to work together.”
Arthur Hall returned to his home town of Sheffield afterqualifying at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London. Initiallyjoining his father in general practice, within months he tookup honorary appointments at the Royal Hospital and theMedical School. This initiated an association with both whichcontinued until his retirement in 1931. The new building forthe School (opened in 1888) was sited on Leopold Street,opposite Firth College where Chemistry, Physics and Biologywere taught. Hall actively promoted the formal union withFirth College and the Sheffield Technical School, whichresulted in the creation of University College, Sheffield in1897. The University of Sheffield received its Royal Charter in1905, at which point the Medical School was housed in thenorth wing of the Western Bank building (now Firth Court).
Arthur Hall’s initial appointment was as HonoraryDemonstrator of Physiology and, as Professor, he tookcharge of the department from 1892. He quickly realisedthat the Leopold Street building was inadequate, inparticular having no laboratories of any kind. He raised thefunds to build and equip a physiology laboratory. He nextturned his attention to Pathology. Appointed Professor in1899, he established this department, insisting on spacebeing provided by halving the size of the recently builtanatomy theatre.
He was equally active in promoting clinical teaching. On his initiative, Honorary Tutors in Medicine, Surgery andObstetrics were appointed in 1892. He was appointedProfessor of Medicine in 1915, his third Chair in theUniversity, holding this post until his retirement – all thetime continuing his work as Consultant Physician with areputation as an outstanding teacher. Remarkably, he alsofound time to carry out ground-breaking research. He wasthe first to recognise cases of epidemic encephalitis in 1918,and was widely recognised as an international authority onthis condition.
Arthur Hall was Dean of the Faculty of Medicine (1911–16), aperiod which overlapped with his duties as lieutenantcolonel in the Royal Army Medical Corps during World War I.President of the Association of Physicians in 1931 andprominent in the affairs of the Royal College of Physicians,he received an honorary degree (DSc) from the Universityin 1928 (the Medical School’s centenary) and was knightedin 1935.
Oversaw the developmentof a thriving Faculty ofMedicine
Creator of the Chairs ofPhysiology, Pathologyand Medicine
International authorityon epidemic encephalitis
DID YOU KNOW?An archive of
Arthur Hall’s papers and glass slides is held by the
University Library.
�See also:Heritage Room
Timeline: B floorentrance
Staff and students of the Faculty ofMedicine, 1924. Arthur Hall is seated ona chair, fourth from the left.
Arthur Hall in his room in the MedicalSchool located on Leopold Street, c1904.A print of the University’s new WesternBank building (opened in 1905) ispinned above the fireplace.
Arthur Hall. This oil painting, which is located inthe Heritage Room, is a copy of the one nowhanging in Firth Hall, which is by Ernest Mooreand dates to 1936.
A plan of the Western Bank building,1903. The Medical Faculty is located inthe north wing.
THIS BOARD IS PART OF THEMEDICAL SCHOOL HERITAGEPROJECT 2012.Scan the QR code for furtherdetails on the Faculty web pages.
