The Heritage Collections are delighted to announce that the years 1828 to 1870 of the RCSI Roll of Licentiates is now available online.
Once a graduate had completed their studies, passed their exams and received their licence they signed the Roll of Licentiates. The student signed their full name and gave their place of residence. The variety of nationalities that attended the College in the 1800s is still reflected in the modern student body.
In the photograph below the first signature is that of William Robert Wilde upon his qualification in March 1837. Wilde went on to become a renowned eye and ear specialist and ran his own hospital, St Mark's Ophthalmic Hospital for Diseases of the Eye and Ear in Dublin. He was also the father of Oscar Wilde.
Once a graduate had completed their studies, passed their exams and received their licence they signed the Roll of Licentiates. The student signed their full name and gave their place of residence. The variety of nationalities that attended the College in the 1800s is still reflected in the modern student body.
In the photograph below the first signature is that of William Robert Wilde upon his qualification in March 1837. Wilde went on to become a renowned eye and ear specialist and ran his own hospital, St Mark's Ophthalmic Hospital for Diseases of the Eye and Ear in Dublin. He was also the father of Oscar Wilde.
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| RCSI Roll of Licentiates extract from 1837 |
Follow this link to RCSI Roll of Licentiates
- Researched and written by Meadhbh Murphy