Lilian Lindsay

Born: 1871

Died: 1960

Country of Birth: Great Britain

Nationality: Great Britain

Ethnicity: White

Edinburgh Dental Hospital & School LDS (dental degree) 1895; University of Durham Master of Dental surgery (MDS)

Field of Study: Dentistry; Librarian; Historian

Institution/Corporation: British Dental Association

Degrees & Memberships: Honorary Degree: University of Edinburgh (1946); Member: British Dental Association (1895), Royal society of Medicine, History of Medicine Society, British Society for the Study of Orthodontics, Royal college of Surgeons of England, Medical Society of London (1950), Fellowship of the Society of Antiquaries, Honorary member of American Academy of the History of Dentistry, Honorary member Odonto-Chirurgical Society of Scotland, Johnson society, Honorary member Edinburgh Women Students

Awards: 1894, Wilson Medal for Dental Surgery; 1895, Licentiate In Dental Surgery, Edinburgh Dental Hospital & School; 1945, John Tomes Prize, Royal College of Surgeons of England; 1946, Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE); 1959, Colyer Gold Medal, Royal College of Surgeons of England

Achievements: Britain s 1st female dentist & president of the British Dental Association; 1933, published A Short History of Dentistry; Lindsay Society for the History of Dentistry is named after her