arris and gale lecture arris and gale lecture the arris and gale lecture, named for edward arris and john gale, is an awarded lectureship of the royal college of surgeons. the first lecture was delivered by sir william blizard in 1810. origin in i646 edward arris, an alderman of the city of london, established a lecture on muscle anatomy. john gale, a surgeon, later made a donation for a lecture (gale anatomy lecture) on the anatomy of bones, the first of which was delivered by clopton havers in 1694. the two lectures were combined in 1810, to form the arris and gale lecture, encompassing all human anatomy and physiology. the first lecture was delivered by sir william blizard in 1810. lecturers lectures yearrecipientlecture title 1810sir william blizard 1929victor negus"on the mechanism of the larynx" 1973paul turner 1942herbert haxton 1949e. s. hughes"the development of the mammary gland" 1953herbert haxton 1959r. m. mcminn"the cellular anatomy of experimental wound healing" 1962graham stack"a study of muscle function in the fingers" 1963j. p. martin"the basal ganglia and locomotion" 1976sean p. f. hughes"the distribution of 99mtc-ehdp in the tissues of the dog and its application in the assessment of fracture healing", based on mineral transport in bone.