Born on Oct 20th, 1839, the son of B Russell Baker, a solicitor of Andover. Educated at the Andover Grammar School, and then apprenticed to George Speke Payne, a local surgeon. In 1858 he entered St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and qualifying in 1861 he was appointed Midwifery Assistant. In 1867 he was

Educated at Middlesex Hospital, where he was Resident Medical Officer. Practised at Royston, Hertfordshire for more than forty years, during which time he was well known as Coroner for Hertfordshire and as a Justice of the Peace for Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire. For many years he was Medical Sup

Alastair Smellie was a much respected consultant general surgeon to Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, with breast and endocrine specialist interests, a lecturer at the university and for many years a senior examiner for final MB BChir examinations. He was born on 17 May 1933 in Woking, Surrey, int

Philip Graham Somerville was a consultant general surgeon with a vascular interest at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton. He was a man of great professional integrity with superb surgical skills. At Brighton he achieved a great deal and raised the surgical standards to the level they curren

John Tainsh passed the FRCS in 1946 and returned to Vancouver, where his death on 3 January 2007 was notified to the College by his daughter.

Arthur Powell Wyatt was a consultant surgeon in the Greenwich health district. He was born in Hornsey, Middlesex, on 14 October 1932. His father, Henry George Wyatt, a medical missionary in China, died as a neutral during the Sino-Japanese War in 1938. His mother, Edith Maud née Holden, also a missi

Educated at University College. He practised at Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, and died there on April 4th, 1879.

Born at Stockport, Cheshire, on February 17th, 1818, the son of George and Sarah Bowring. He came of the family of Bowrings of Edensor, Derbyshire, which dates back to 1600. He was educated at the Bradford Grammar School and received his professional training at King’s College Hospital. He settled a

Joyce Rewcastle Ludlow was a surgeon who spent her working life in Nigeria. She was born Joyce Rewcastle Woods in Sidcup, Kent, on 24 July 1905, the daughter of James Rewcastle Woods, a minister, and Una Marion Pierce née Couch. Both parents were keen members of the Temperance Movement. Joyce studie

Guidubaldo Querci della Rovere was a consultant surgeon at the Royal Marsden Hospital, London. Known as 'Uccio', he was born in Venice, Italy, on 27 March 1946 into the ancient and eminent della Rovere family. His family history dates back many centuries and two popes (Julius II and Sixtus IV) were

Prince Selvadurai Selvachandran was head of surgery at the Green Memorial Hospital in Manipay, Jaffna, Sri Lanka, until it was virtually destroyed in the civil war. He was born on 4 January 1938, the son of S S Selvadurai, principal of the American Mission College, Udupiddy, treasurer of the Jaffna

Received his professional training at Guy's Hospital. From 1835-1837 he served first as Senior Staff Surgeon and then as Consulting Surgeon to the Army of Don Carlos in Spain, and later settled in practice at Bishop's Waltham, Hants, where he was Surgeon to the Hants Artillery Militia. Removing to L