The Wellcome Library is founded on the collection formed by Sir Henry Wellcome (1853-1936), whose personal wealth allowed him to create one of the most ambitious collections of the 20th century. Henry Wellcome's interest was the history of medicine in a broad sense and included subjects like alchemy or witchcraft, but also anthropology and ethnography.

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  • The Wellcome Library is founded on the collection formed by Sir Henry Wellcome (1853-1936), whose personal wealth allowed him to create one of the most ambitious collections of the 20th century. Henry Wellcome's interest was the history of medicine in a broad sense and included subjects like alchemy or witchcraft, but also anthropology and ethnography. Since Henry Wellcome’s death in 1936, the Wellcome Trust has been responsible for maintaining the Library's collection and funding its acquisitions. The Library is free and open to the public.
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  • 2.5 million items
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  • Robert Kiley (Acting Head of Library)
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  • 1949 (xsd:integer)
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  • Wellcome Library
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  • Open to anyone with a research or study interest in the history and progress of medicine.
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  • The Wellcome Library is founded on the collection formed by Sir Henry Wellcome (1853-1936), whose personal wealth allowed him to create one of the most ambitious collections of the 20th century. Henry Wellcome's interest was the history of medicine in a broad sense and included subjects like alchemy or witchcraft, but also anthropology and ethnography.
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  • Wellcome Library
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