Born at Bath, and came of an old Herefordshire family. His father and several of his relations were medical men. After qualifying he succeeded to his uncle’s practice at Hereford, which, considerable as it was, he carried on alone till his retirement about the year 1875. He was known as a good opera

Born at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, where his father was a medical practitioner. He served for a few months at Woolwich as an Army Assistant Surgeon, but joined his father at Newcastle in 1815. He soon gained a reputation as a surgeon and was renowned for the long distances he would ride to visit his patie

Born at Kibworth in October, 1834, the son of John Marriott, MRCS, who practised at Kibworth for fifty-five years, while his grandfather practised there for over fifty years. He went to Uppingham School and was then a pupil of Henry Terry (qv), Surgeon to Northampton Hospital. After three years' app

Born at Cannock, Staffordshire, in September, 1795; was apprenticed to Dr Somerville of Stafford, then studied at St Bartholomew's Hospital, where he was dresser under Abernethy, and afterwards studied anatomy in Paris. He joined Somerville in partnership at Stafford, and in 1823 was appointed Surge

Studied at St Bartholomew's and at the Dublin Lying-in Hospitals. He practised at St Giles' Plain, Norwich, was Surgeon to the County Gaol, and Surgeon-Accoucheur to the Norwich Lying-in Institution. He died in retirement at the above address on September 3rd, 1883.

Son of Andrew Adams, a wholesale draper at Plymouth, and of Eliza Oake his wife. Born at Plymouth on July 4th, 1842, and after education at a private school was apprenticed to W Joseph Square (qv), Surgeon to the South Devon and East Cornwall Hospital. Entered St Bartholomew’s Hospital, after being

Received his professional education at University College Hospital, where he was elected a House Surgeon. Was Surgeon to the Western Ophthalmic Hospital, to the North Pancras Dispensary, and occupied the position of Surgeon to the North-west District of St Pancras. He was a Fellow and Honorary Secre

Born at Edinburgh on Nov 1st, 1842, the son of Peter S Banks, Writer to the Signet. He received his early education at Edinburgh Academy and passed from there to the University of Edinburgh. Graduated MD with honours, and won the Gold Medal for his thesis on the Wolffian bodies in 1864. Acted for a

Eldest son of Robert Burrows, silversmith, of Ipswich, by his wife Elizabeth, daughter of James Cordy, of London, was born at Ipswich on August 5th, 1813. He was educated at the Ipswich Grammar School and apprenticed to William Jeffreson, surgeon, of Framlingham. He completed his medical education a

Received his professional education in Edinburgh, Dublin, and at University College Hospital, London. He began practice at Wigan in 1831, and removed to Bolton in 1837. He soon gained a lucrative practice, but in 1843 suffered from rheumatic fever followed by heart disease and bronchitis, so that in

Educated at St Thomas's Hospital. He was at one time Assistant Medical Officer at the North Riding Lunatic Asylum, Clifton, near York, and served in the American Civil War as Staff Surgeon to the 1st Cavalry Division of the Army Western Department of the Confederated States. Later he settled in prac

Born at Highgate on May 26th, 1843; educated at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, where for the unusual period of two years he was House Surgeon to Sir James Paget (qv), to whom he afterwards acted as private assistant, whilst serving for another period of two years as chloroformist to the hospital. He en