Professor Paul Farber

Please add my name to the list of what must be a growing chorus of those who were startled and deeply saddened to learn of the projected closure of the Wellcome Trust History of Medicine Centre in London. In past decades, it has been the home of some of the most distinguished historians of medicine and the life sciences, and its termination will be a significant loss to the discipline. While I don't know the specific reasons for the projected closure, I hope the Trustees would reconsider in light of the damage such an action will have.
Paul Farber, President, History of Science Society and
Editor, Journal of the History of Biology

Paul Lawrence Farber
OSU Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Department of History
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331