Noel Moores was a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at the Royal Eye Hospital, Surbiton, Richmond Royal Hospital and Kingston Hospital. He was born on 3 November 1922 in Bury, Greater Manchester. He was educated at Repton School, Derbyshire and studied medicine at Manchester University, qualifying in 19

Born at Bradford on December 28th, 1875, the second son of Henry Fison Killick, of Rawdon, Leeds, he came of a well-known professional family. He was educated at Rawdon School and at Bradford Grammar School, entering Trinity College, Cambridge, as a Pensioner June 13th, 1893, and graduating with hon

Came of the family to which belonged Hugh Oldham, Bishop of Exeter, who founded Manchester Grammar School in 1515, and Netley Abbey, besides being co-founder of Brasenose College and Corpus Christi College, Oxford. The son of James Oldham (qv), he received his professional training at Guy's Hospita

Born in London on 19 July 1876 a son of William McMullen of Camberwell, he was educated at the City of London School, King's College, London and King's College Hospital. After qualification he served as house surgeon, curator and pathologist at the Royal Westminster Ophthalmic Hospital. His first co

Born in Yorkshire; studied at the London Hospital - during which time, in 1880-1881, he was Prosector at the Royal College of Surgeons - at the Royal Ophthalmic Hospital, where he acted as Clinical Assistant, and at the Royal Eye Hospital. He practised as an ophthalmologist at Croydon and also had c

Kate Goddard was a consultant ophthalmologist at Hull Royal Infirmary and one of a generation who, by their persistence and determination, helped change the way we perceive women in the professions. She was born in Sheffield on 12 July 1931, the daughter of Henri Arnold Joel Merrill and Una Adelaide

Born at Chippenham, Wilts. His father, an engineer, died while his son was very young, and his mother, after residing for a short time in Bath, went to London with her only child, who was devoted to her throughout his life. After being privately educated, Silcock entered the Medical Department of Un

Born at Hampstead on 21 July 1857, the elder son of Henry Clarke, JP who was in business in the City. He was educated at University College School, then in Gower Street, and he afterwards studied in Germany. He went to St Bartholomew's Hospital with an exhibition in science in 1876, and entered Down

Born at Hillingdon, Middlesex, on 1 October 1867, the second child and second son of Ben James Fisher, MICE and Sarah Veale, his wife. Soon after his birth the family moved into Devonshire, and Fisher was educated at Exeter School, where he gained an exhibition and was a scholar. In 1887 he entered

Born in the island of Barbados on March 3rd, 1816, the eleventh son of John Walton, Provost Marshal. He was the last born of twenty-three children. He himself became six feet in height, yet was the shortest of his brothers, for his father's ancestors - Yorkshiremen - were of gigantic stature; his mo

The younger of the twin sons, with William Herbert Brailey, of William Arthur Brailey (1845-1915), MA, MD, ophthalmic surgeon to Guy's Hospital, and Agnes, daughter of John Robinson, was born 8 October 1877. He was educated at Westminster School from 25 September 1890 until April 1896. He was admitt

Studied at University College Hospital, where he was House Surgeon in 1858-1859. He then practised successively at 1 Carlton Villas and at Pembroke Villa, Caledonian Road, London, N. In or before 1863 he removed to Davies Street, London W, and was Surgeon to the St George's and St James's Dispensary