The son of Edward Jobson, of Elswick, was apprenticed to his uncle, Dr Frost, of Newcastle, and next served as apprentice assistant to Dr Leighton, of Newcastle, whose pupil at that time was Dennis Embleton. He then studied at Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals, and having qualified distinguished himse

Born at Lancaster of a medical family settled there for a hundred years. His grandfather and father both practised in the town. His father, Christopher Johnson, senr, was an Edinburgh graduate, and for more than half a century a leading practitioner who cultivated both literature and science. His el

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

Practised at Cardiff and was Surgeon to the Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire Infirmary. He was held in great respect, was an Alderman and twice Mayor of Cardiff. He was also Surgeon to the Royal Glamorganshire Militia. He died at Cardiff on July 18th, 1850, being then one of the oldest members of th

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 (

Born about 1818 at Garnedd, in West Anglesey, and was apprenticed to his uncle, William Roberts, at Carnarvon. He held several dispensary appointments in Ireland, then settled at Uxbridge Place, Carnarvon, for more than forty years. He sat on the Town Council, became an Alderman, and had a large pra

Eldest son of Robert Burrows, silversmith, of Ipswich, by his wife Elizabeth, daughter of James Cordy, of London, was born at Ipswich on August 5th, 1813. He was educated at the Ipswich Grammar School and apprenticed to William Jeffreson, surgeon, of Framlingham. He completed his medical education a

The son of a solicitor at Great Yarmouth, was educated at University College and Hospital, where he gained many honours and held the offices of House Surgeon, House Physician, Surgical Registrar, Demonstrator of Pathology, and Assistant in the Obstetrical and Ophthalmological Departments of the Hosp

Leonard Pellew was a general surgeon. He was born on 22 February 1909 in Balaclava, Victoria, South Australia the son of Leonard James Pellow, a surgeon and his wife Hirell Alice née Ternouth, the daughter of an Adelaide manufacturer. His father served with the RAMC in France from 1915 to 1916 and h

Educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital, where he served as House Surgeon. He was at one time Senior Surgeon to the Farringdon General Dispensary and Surgeon to the North London Eye Infirmary. He continued in practice at 5 Suffolk Place, Pall Mall East, till his retirement, when he lived at Dover, Tun

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

Educated at Guy's Hospital. He began to practise in Scarborough in 1840, shortly afterwards going into partnership with Thomas Weddell, who died in 1862. He practised for more than forty years in Scarborough, and was a prominent public man. At one period he was Physician to the Royal Scarborough Sea