Son of Andrew Adams, a wholesale draper at Plymouth, and of Eliza Oake his wife. Born at Plymouth on July 4th, 1842, and after education at a private school was apprenticed to W Joseph Square (qv), Surgeon to the South Devon and East Cornwall Hospital. Entered St Bartholomew’s Hospital, after being

Received his professional education at University College Hospital, where he was elected a House Surgeon. Was Surgeon to the Western Ophthalmic Hospital, to the North Pancras Dispensary, and occupied the position of Surgeon to the North-west District of St Pancras. He was a Fellow and Honorary Secre

Born at Edinburgh on Nov 1st, 1842, the son of Peter S Banks, Writer to the Signet. He received his early education at Edinburgh Academy and passed from there to the University of Edinburgh. Graduated MD with honours, and won the Gold Medal for his thesis on the Wolffian bodies in 1864. Acted for a

Educated at Guy’s and St Thomas’s Hospitals. He was appointed Hospital Assistant to the Forces on Dec 15th, 1826, and resigned on August 24th, 1828. Was Resident Surgeon of the General Lying-in Hospital, York Road, Lambeth. He practised for many years at Henley-on-Thames and was District Surgeon to

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

Educated at University College, London. He practised at Bideford, Devon, and was a Fellow of the Obstetrical Society of London and a member of the Harveian Society. He died on December 3rd, 1890. Publications: Thompson contributed papers on various subjects to the *British Medical Journal*, incl

Educated at Manchester, where he was at one time Physician's Assistant at the Royal Infirmary. He then practised at Springfield Terrace, Dewsbury, in partnership with John Sykes (qv). He was a Justice of the Peace for Dewsbury, Union Medical Officer, Surgeon to the Police, a Certifying Factory Surge

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

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 (

Educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital and the Aldersgate Street School. At the time of his death he was a magistrate for the county of Lancashire, and Hon Surgeon to the Wigan Dispensary. He practised in partnership with Charles D Shepherd, at Standish Gate, Wigan, and died on October 21st, 1870. P

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

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