Born 19 February 1839 at Waterside North, Lincoln, the son of William Henry Brook, who had come to Lincoln County Hospital as a house surgeon and had married Miss Winn, the only daughter of John Winn, a brewer in the town. Charles Brook was educated privately at a school kept by Miss Richards, first

Born at Crickhowell, Brecon, the eldest of ten children; his father emigrated to Canada after practising for many years in Breconshire. The family of Bird had belonged to Herefordshire from Norman times, and the Gwynnes were an old Welsh family belonging to Cwnhordy. G G Bird was apprenticed to his

Entered St Bartholomew’s Hospital as a pupil of John Abernethy. Started practice in Manchester, living for many years in Moseley Street; in 1815, on the establishment of the Eye Hospital, he was appointed Surgeon, and on his retirement Consulting Surgeon. In a paper on the “Treatment of Accidental C

Born in St Kitts and educated at Totteridge Park Grammar School. He matriculated at the University of London, and received his professional training at St Mary’s Hospital, where he was appointed Demonstrator of Anatomy and then House Surgeon. He gained the Sibson Clinical Prize in his student days (

The son of a solicitor at Great Yarmouth, was educated at University College and Hospital, where he gained many honours and held the offices of House Surgeon, House Physician, Surgical Registrar, Demonstrator of Pathology, and Assistant in the Obstetrical and Ophthalmological Departments of the Hosp

Educated at the combined hospitals of Guy's and St Thomas's, where he applied himself to surgery with such zest as to become a favourite dresser of Sir Astley Cooper. Yet he was not related to his famous namesake, under whom he acquired a sound practical knowledge of surgery. He was intimately conne

The son of Samuel Cooper, a merchant in the whaling trade; through his mother descended from the Priestleys, of which family the famous chemist, Joseph Priestley (1733-1804), was a member. Henry Cooper received his education at private schools, and at the age of 16 became a pupil of Dr Fielding, of

Received his professional education at Guy’s and St Thomas’s Hospitals. At the time of his death he was a Fellow of the Obstetrical Society of London, a member of the Royal College of Chemistry, and of the Epidemiological, London Meteorological, and Norfolk and West Suffolk Archaeological Societies,

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

Was one of three brothers, triplets. One brother took holy orders, and the other two entered the medical profession. He was educated at Guy's and St George's Hospitals. After qualifying he took up his residence with his brother, Dr John Evans, with whom he entered into partnership as Evans and Evans

Educated at University College, London, where his career was distinguished. He was Filiter Exhibitioner in Pathology, Bruce Gold Medallist in Surgery and Pathology, Liston Gold Medalist in Clinical Surgery, Demonstrator of Histology, and House Surgeon at the Hospital. He practised throughout at Goda