The son of a surgeon in good practice in Bath. After a short stay in London he returned to Bath and began professional life as his father’s assistant in the year 1801. On the death of an elder brother, a surgeon, he began to practise on his own account. In 1817 he succeeded his father as surgeon to

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

John Humphreys was a greatly respected consultant general surgeon in Southport from 1961 to 1990. His main interest was in gastro-intestinal surgery, but he was also a competent urologist. Fully committed to patients under his care, he visited them at weekends to check on their progress. In view of

Born at Stockport, and was apprenticed to Messrs Killer and Flint, of that place, and then proceeded to the Richmond School of Medicine, Dublin. He returned to practise for half a century in his native town. He was Surgeon to the Stockport Infirmary from 1836-1858, and was elected Consulting Surgeon

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

Educated at Edinburgh, St Thomas’s, and Guy’s Hospitals. At the time of his death he was Surgeon to the Gateshead Dispensary and Lying-in Charity. He was also a Justice of the Peace for Durham. He died at his residence, High Street, Gateshead, Durham, on Aug or Sept 24th, 1866. Publications: “On t

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

William Hey II was the second son of William Hey I (1736-1819); he followed his father as a surgeon at Leeds, and, like him, was Surgeon to the Leeds Infirmary. He died at Leeds, after being twice Mayor, on March 13th, 1844. He was succeeded in turn by his son William Hey III (qv). Publication:- *T

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

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 University College and Middlesex Hospitals. At the time of his death he was Surgeon of the Bridgwater Union House Hospital and a Justice of the Peace. He practised at Bridgwater, Somerset, and died there on September 16th, 1867. Publication: "Use and Action of Hydrochloric Acid in Chole

Educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital. He practised for some twenty years at Chesterfield, where he was Surgeon to the Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Hospital and Dispensary, District Medical Officer to the Union and Surgeon to the Workhouse, and Assistant Surgeon to the Chatsworth Rifles (2nd De