Born 4 November 1868, the sixth child and third son of Arthur Lister (1830-1908), FRS, merchant and botanist, and his wife, née Tindall. Arthur Lister was a younger brother of Joseph Lister, and William grew up in the centre of a most gifted medico-scientific family, comparable only to the Darwins.

Born 19 March 1871, at Stanhope, Durham, eldest child of the Rev G W Butler, of Broadmayne with West Knighton, Dorset, and his wife Elizabeth Oldfield, adopted daughter of the Rev George Harrison. He was educated at Dorchester Grammar School, at St Paul's School, where he was an exhibitioner, and at

Born 30 January 1863 in London, the eighth of the nine children of Horatio Henry Flemming, owner and manager of a saddlery and harness business, and Julia Steggal, his wife. He was educated at University College School, London, passing at sixteen to University College Medical School, where he was un

Born at Hampstead on 21 July 1857, the elder son of Henry Clarke, JP who was in business in the City. He was educated at University College School, then in Gower Street, and he afterwards studied in Germany. He went to St Bartholomew's Hospital with an exhibition in science in 1876, and entered Down

Born on 16 February 1869 at Eccles, near Manchester, the first child of Thomas Clegg, agent, and Elizabeth Gray, his wife. He was educated at Manchester Grammar School and at the Victoria University where he graduated MB with honours in 1893, having taken the Conjoint qualification in 1891. Transfer

Born on 20 April 1879, second son of George Edward D'Arcy Adams, MD Aberdeen, who practised at 1 Clifton Gardens, Maida Vale, London, W, and his wife who was a sister of Robert Doyne, FRCS. He was educated at Lancing, and at Exeter College, Oxford. Here he came under the influence of his uncle Ro

Born 13 February 1874 at Pencoed, Glamorgan, eldest son of Rev D P Davies. Educated at Christ College, Brecon and University College, London, he served for a period as clinical assistant in the department at University College Hospital. After taking the Fellowship he was appointed assistant ophthalm

Geoffrey Cashell, born in 1906, was educated at Westminster School, London, before starting his medical training at King's College Hospital, where he qualified LMSSA and MRCS LRCP in 1930. 1933 was an eventful year: he passed the MB BS London and the FRCS Edinburgh and was appointed honorary consult

Born at Bath on 3 August 1869, the only son of Cyril J Wood, journalist, and his wife, *née* Candy. Educated at Bath and at the University of Bristol, his main interests were devoted at first to pathology but, influenced by F Richardson Cross, he soon turned to ophthalmology. He was appointed surgeo

Born in Australia in 1887 he completed his education in England by going up to Caius College, Cambridge and, then, for his clinical training to St Bartholomew's Hospital where he qualified with the Conjoint Diploma in 1913 and held a house appointment as resident anaesthetist. On the outbreak of

Fisher received his medical education at the Westminster Hospital Medical School and qualified both with the London MB BS and the conjoint diploma in 1952. Deciding to specialise in ophthalmology after qualifying, he held junior appointments at the Westminster Hospital and at Moorfields. He won the

Born on 27 June 1866 he was educated at King's College School and in 1884 won the Salters' university scholarship. He entered the medical department of King's College, London, in October 1884, won many prizes and the Sambrooke exhibition, and served as assistant demonstrator of physiology. In 1889 a