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

The eldest son of E T Cox, a well-known Birmingham surgeon (1769-1863). After education at King Edward VI Grammar School and at the General Hospital, Birmingham, he studied at Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals, (1821-1823), and at the École de Médecine, Paris (1824). Early in his career he conceived

Robert Ceely, the elder brother of James Henry Ceely (qv), was born in 1797, and received his medical education at Guy's, at the London Hospital, and at Edinburgh. After qualifying he at once settled in practice at Aylesbury. Some years later he had contemplated entering the East India Company's ser

Born at Perth on November 2nd, 1810, the only son of the leading partner of the well-known firm of Duncan, Flockart and Company, chemists. He was educated at Perth, at the High School, Edinburgh, and at the University of Edinburgh, where he acted first as House Physician under Gregory, and then as H

Born at Cambridge, the eldest son of William Farish, Jacksonian Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy in the University. His father was Senior Wrangler in 1778 and was repeatedly a Moderator in the Mathematical Tripos; his predilection for physics and his mathematical ability was inherite

Son of the Rev John Cleoburey and Margaretta his wife, was baptized at St Helen's Church, Abingdon, on Aug 17th, 1793. He was educated at Abingdon School, for he recited there twice on Speech Day, 1805. He was apprenticed to Mr Short, one of the surgeons of the Bedford Infirmary, and completed his m

The second son of E M Greenhow, MD, for many years a popular medical practitioner in North Shields. He studied at the University of Edinburgh and served for about two years as an Assistant Surgeon in the Army. He settled in practice at Newcastle in 1817 and was soon appointed Surgeon to the Lying-in

Born on May 29th, 1812, his father, of an old Monmouthshire family, being a Doctor of Medicine and Roman Catholic who, in 1836, settled in practice in Upper Brook Street. He with two brothers were sent to Oscott, another brother became well known as a barrister, an active Governor of St George's Hos

Educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital. He practised at 2 New Bank Buildings, and at the time of his death he was Consulting Surgeon to the Stamford Hill and Stoke Newington Dispensary. He died at his country residence, Abbey Wood, Kent, on January 8th, 1863. A lithograph portrait of him, dated 1847,

Was articled to John Merriman, of Kensington, studied at Great Windmill Street School, and in 1825 entered St George's Hospital, where in 1838 he was House Surgeon; in 1834 he was Surgeon to the Pimlico Dispensary. He lectured and demonstrated on anatomy at Kinnerton Street, lying to the west of St

The eldest son of Dr James Johnson, whose birth name was properly Johnstone, but by a clerical error at the Admiralty in his Commission as Assistant Surgeon his surname was spelled Johnson, and he appeared as such in the Navy List. There was no way to get the error corrected, and as Johnson he becam

Educated at the Windmill Street School and at St George's Hospital. He very early showed himself to be an accomplished anatomist and a skilful surgeon, but when he applied (1834) for an appointment as Assistant Surgeon at his old hospital he was rejected after a very severe contest, in favour of Edw