Born in New Zealand, a brother of the Hon Robert McNab, at one time Minister of Agriculture. He graduated BA and BSc at Otago, then entered Edinburgh University, where he became distinguished as a Rugby football player, being in the first reserve for Scotland, and President of the Athletic Club. He

The eldest son of Edward Henderson, MD, of Shanghai, he was born in China 18 February 1870, and was educated at Cheltenham College, where he gained a junior classical scholarship in 1882. Two years later he entered Harrow School, when Dr Butler was head master, and remained there until 1887. He then

The second child and only son of Francis Edward Nairn, a gentleman of independent means, and his wife, *née* Curtis, was born at Greytown, New Zealand on 12 March 1862. He was educated at Nelson College and at Wellington College until he came to England and entered St Thomas's Hospital for his medic

Keith Batten served as the chief surgeon and hospital warden of the St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital for a decade between 1969 to 1979, and later as their hospitaller between 1989 and 1992. He oversaw many of the significant occasions in the history of the hospital and left a tremendous impact on t

The son of William Taylor Tyson, for many years a medical practitioner in Folkestone. He was educated at Queen's College, Taunton, and at Guy's Hospital, where he was afterwards House Physician and Resident Obstetrician. In 1876 he set up in practice in Folkestone, though not in partnership with his

Born on August 1st, 1874, the eldest son of James Gibb, insurance broker and underwriter at Lloyd's, who was MP (Lib) for the Harrow Division of Middlesex. His mother was Helen, daughter of the Rev David Nimmo, Congregational minister. Gibb was educated at the City of London School and served for si

Son of William Eve, The Manor, North Orthendon, Essex; entered St Bartholomew's Hospital in 1872, and was House Surgeon to Luther Holden (qv) in 1876-1877. After that he studied surgery at Leipzig, and becoming FRCS, was appointed Curator of the St Bartholomew's Hospital Museum in 1879. In conjuncti

Born at Smyrna on 18 November 1855, the second son of Carsten Holthouse, FRCS, and Agnes Cowcher Kent his wife. Carsten Holthouse was serving in the Civil Hospital there during the Crimean War; he was then assistant surgeon, and afterwards surgeon and consulting surgeon to the Westminster Hospital.

Was a Yorkshireman, and was apprenticed to the father of C G Wheelhouse (qv). He received his professional training at Guy's Hospital, and in Paris under Dupuytren and Velpeau, where he became a member of the Medical Society formed of English students studying in Paris. He was appointed about the ye

Born 3 November 1871 at 8 Bonner's Lane, Bethnal Green, the second child of Edwin Josiah Toye, chemist, and Jane Buggel, his wife. He entered St Bartholomew's Hospital in 1890, where he had a brilliant career. He won the junior and the senior scholarships, and was ophthalmic house surgeon under Henr

Born in London on May 1st, 1785. His grandfather, a Scotsman, served with the army at the Battle of the Boyne. His father succeeded his maternal uncle, a retired Naval Surgeon, as manager of a business for the sale of lead plaister. Guthrie learnt French from the Abbé Noel when quite a boy, and spok

Studied at St Thomas's Hospital, and was then appointed Assistant Surgeon in the Royal Navy. He sailed on HMS *Talbot* on one of the last expeditions in search of Sir John Franklin. On his return he resigned his Commission, passed the examination for the FRCS and in 1858 sailed to Melbourne, where h