The Company of Surgeons, predecessor to the Royal College of Surgeons of England, was formed in 1745 following a break from the Worshipful Society of Barbers.
Sources
- History Day 2022: Dissection and the resurrectionists in the archives of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (rcseng.ac.uk)
- https://barberscompany.org/history-of-the-company/ (barberscompany.org)
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6383267/ (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
- https://atom.aim25.com/index.php/worshipful-company-of-barbers-2 (atom.aim25.com)
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