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 Pointon, Staffordshire, in March, 1803; studied at the Windmill Street School of Medicine and at Middlesex Hospital. Having qualified, he was the first House Surgeon of the General Dispensary, Lincoln, for two years. He afterwards practised successfully in Lincoln and the neighbourhood for n

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

Educated at Guy's Hospital, and for a time was Demonstrator of Anatomy. He practised first at Whitchurch, Hampshire, then at Evesham. In 1832 at the Worcester Meeting he seconded Sir Charles Hastings' proposal to found the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association, subsequently the British Medical

Educated at Guy's Hospital, and became well known as a Surgeon in Plymouth, practising at 4 Park Place, Stoke, Devonport. After his retirement he served as Justice of the Peace for Devonport. He died at Penlee Cottage, Stoke, on March 24th, 1883. His son, William Paul Swain (qv), followed his father

Educated at University College Hospital. He practised at Durham in partnership with Thomas Walter Barron, MA Cantab, MRCS, was Surgeon to the Durham County Hospital, and Medical Officer of Health to the Durham Union District. He died at 50 Old Eivet, Durham, on July 21st, 1884.

Eldest son and first child of Henry Bunting Anderson, MRCS and Elizabeth Reinhardt his wife. He was born at 78 East India Road, Poplar, E on 18 May 1864. He was educated at the Stepney Grammar School and at New College, Eastbourne. He received his medical education at St Thomas's Hospital, where he

Born at Dalry, Ayrshire on 25 March 1872, the fifth son and ninth youngest child of Andrew Blair Aitken and his wife Jane Young. He was educated at the Ayrshire Academy, Ayr, and at Glasgow University where he graduated in 1893. After holding resident appointments at Oldham Infirmary and the Wirral

Born at Knowle, Warwickshire, he was articled to a general practitioner of the neighbourhood, studied at Queen's College, Birmingham, and graduated in Arts and Medicine at St Andrews. He settled in Kidderminster and practised throughout at Morningside, Kidderminster, latterly in partnership with Hen

Born at Burton-on-Trent, 10 March 1848, the second child and eldest son of George Lowe, MRCS, LSA, and Cecilia Landoe, his wife. His father, who was surgeon to the Dispensary and Burton-on-Trent Union, was in practice with his brother in the town. W G Lowe was educated at Burton Grammar School, at E

Born on November 11th, 1837, at Brighouse, Yorkshire, the second surviving child of Thomas Jessop, a solicitor, by his wife, who was a Miss Haley. He was educated at the Giggleswick Grammar School under Dr Butterton and John Howson, father of John Saul Howson, Dean of Chester, and was apprenticed fo

The son of Edward Jobson, of Elswick, was apprenticed to his uncle, Dr Frost, of Newcastle, and next served as apprentice assistant to Dr Leighton, of Newcastle, whose pupil at that time was Dennis Embleton. He then studied at Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals, and having qualified distinguished himse