Royal Humane Society

Founding of the Society
Year	Authority / Notes
1774	According the historical area of the website of the Royal Humane Society (), this Society was founded in 1774 as the Humane Society for the recovery of persons apparently drowned. But according to the FAQ area it was founded as the Institution for affording immediate Relief to Persons apparently dead, from drowning. The website makes it clear that the Society was founded in London in 1774 by two doctors, William Hawes (1736-1808) and Thomas Cogan (1736-1818), who wanted to promote the new, but controversial, medical technique of resuscitation. According to its website (): in 1776 it became known as the Humane Society; In 1787 it became the Royal Humane Society. Although this Society was initially interested in the medical technique of resuscitation, and published a journal in 1795 that Reuss considered scholarly, it is now primarily a charity that makes awards for acts of bravery.
Seat of the Society
City	Authority / Notes
London England	This location is supported by its website ()
Name of the Society
Dates	Name	Authority
1774 - 1776	Humane Society for the recovery of persons apparently drowned = Institution for affording immediate Relief to Persons apparently dead, from drowning	Its website ().
1776 - 1787	Humane Society	Its website ().
1787 -	Royal Humane Society	Its website ().
Royal Humane Society

Journals of the Society
Years	Full Journal Title	Abbrev.
1774/1784 [i.e. pub. 1795] (Vol. 1)   A	Transactions of the Royal Humane Society; dedicated by permission to His Majesty by W. Hawes Half-title: Transactions of the Royal Humane Society from 1774 to 1784: with an appendix of miscellaneous observations on suspended animation, to the year 1794. Indexed Reuss [Cambridge Univ. cat.]	Transact. of the R. Human. Soc. [Reuss, v.10, p.24 cites Vol. I.] Transact. of the R. Humane Soc. [Reuss, v.10, p.116 cites Vol. I.]