Editorial: SIR ROBERT REYNOLDS MACINTOSH, 1897-1989- The First Professor of Anaesthesia in UK -

Sir Robert Macintosh was the first holder of a full time University Chair of Anaesthesia in Britain. It is doubtful whether anyone has contributed so much to the basic principles underlying the safe practice of anesthesia. Sir Robert Macintosh was nominated as the Chairman of the Nuffield Department of Anaesthesia in Oxford, founded in 1937. His theme of clinical and academic practice was based on the triad of science safety and simplicity. Those who came from every corner of the globe to study anesthesia in Oxford under the leadership of Sir Macintosh had learned the rational basic and essentially the practical approach to anesthesia which has characterized that Department from its earliest days. The love of Macintosh of clinical anesthesia and his drive for clear simple thinking, made learning opportunities under his Chairmanship both a delight and a privilege.