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

John Henry Walsh, better known by his pen name 'Stonehenge', was born at Hackney, London, on October 21st, 1810, the son of Benjamin Walsh. He was educated privately, and after qualifying became Surgeon to the Ophthalmic Institution. He lectured for a time on surgery and descriptive anatomy at the A

Born 22 June 1858, third son of Frederick Andrews, draper, of Tattenhall, Wolverhampton and his wife, *née* Lowe. He was educated at Malvern College and at the London Hospital, where he served as resident accoucheur, house surgeon, and house physician, and as ophthalmological clinical assistant. He

Born on October 12th, 1804. He was descended from the family which had been Lords of the Manor and owners of estates at Edgbaston and other parts of Worcestershire and Warwickshire from the time of Henry II. He was apprenticed in 1820 to Chawner, a well-known surgeon at Lichfield, and in 1823 entere

Born at Merthyr Tydfil on 24 December 1875, the son of Richard Thomas Jeremy, draper, and Maggie Rowe, his wife. He was educated at the Grammar School, Merthyr Tydfil, and studied medicine at University College, London, and at the London and St Bartholomew's Hospitals. He was surgical prizeman at th

Born in Victoria on 27 February 1862, eldest of the nine children of James Barrett, MD, formerly of Banbury, Oxfordshire. He was educated at Melbourne Grammar School and University, where he graduated MB in 1881. After serving as resident medical officer at Melbourne Hospital, he came to Europe and

Born at Stonham Aspall, of the Rev John George Pooley, vicar of Stonham Aspall. He was educated at Tonbridge during the year 1882-3 and at Lancing for three years. He was admitted to Caius College Cambridge on 1 October 1886 but left without graduating after a residence of three years. He entered St

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

Walter Bain was a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at King Edward VII Hospital, Windsor. He was born in Ayr and educated at Loretto, Jesus College, Cambridge and Guy's Hospital. He qualified in medicine in 1942 and, joining the navy as a surgeon lieutenant, saw action in the Mediterranean and Far East.

Charles Neville Banks was an ophthalmic surgeon in Sydney, Australia. He was born in Finchley, London, on 28 September 1938, one of two sons. His father was Arthur Leslie Banks, a professor at Cambridge University. His mother, Eileen Mary Barrett, was a housewife. He attended St Faith's School, Camb

Studied at King's College Hospital and in Paris. He was House Surgeon at King's College Hospital, then at the Royal Ophthalmic Hospital. He later practised at Newbury, where he was Surgeon to the Speen Cottage Hospital, Ophthalmic Surgeon to the Newbury Dispensary, and Coroner for the Borough. Short

Studied at Edinburgh, at University College Hospital, London, and in Paris. At the Royal Ophthalmic Hospital, Moorfields, he was first House Surgeon in 1876 under Bowman and George Critchett, having as his colleague Marcus Gunn, then for sixteen years Clinical Assistant, when he was appointed Assist