Born in Dublin, the son of Dr William Barker. Studied medicine at the Medical School of the College of Surgeons, Dublin, and later at the University of Bonn, where he acquired a written and spoken knowledge of German as well as of French, which was of primary importance to him. Indeed, his first dis

Practised at Southport, Lancashire, where he died on July 2nd, 1866.

Educated at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and practised at 40 Edgware Road and at 9 Oxford Square, W. He was Surgeon to the Western General Dispensary, where he was succeeded by his son Edgar Barker jnr, MRCS.

Educated at University College and Hospital, where he was later elected House Surgeon. He practised at 53 La Trobe Street, East Melbourne, Victoria, and at one period was Lecturer on Surgery in the University and Senior Surgeon of the Melbourne Hospital. He was also Official Visitor of the Victoria

Received his professional training at the London Hospital and was the sixth John Barker in direct succession who practised at Coleshill, near Birmingham. One of these, a John Barker (1708-1748?) published a controversial paper, printed at Salisbury in 1743, "On the Nature, Cause and Cure of the Pres

Was Surgeon to the 1st Life Guards, having been appointed Assistant Surgeon to the regiment on Dec 26th, 1804. He resigned before Sept 22nd, 1812. He died at his residence, Boxmoor House, Herts, on May 2nd, 1863.

Practised at Salisbury, where he died, in the Close, on February 19th, 1862.

Educated at the London Hospital. Practised at Worthing, where he was Medical Officer to the Infirmary and did much to bring the place into repute as a health resort. He was a Fellow of the British Meteorological Society. He lived at 18 The Steyne, Worthing, and died there on March 24th, 1868. Publi

Studied at King’s College Hospital, where he became Prosector to Professor Richard Partridge. He had worked in Charing Cross Hospital at a time when there was no Medical School, and also at the Westminster Ophthalmic Hospital. He was appointed Assistant Surgeon to Charing Cross Hospital in 1841, and

Educated at Guy’s and St Thomas’s Hospitals. He practised at Middleton by Wirksworth, Derbyshire, and at the time of his death was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, and President of the local Mechanic’s Institute. He died on February 7th, 1876.

Born in June, 1817, and entered the Bengal Army as Assistant Surgeon on December 30th, 1843, being promoted Surgeon on July 9th, 1857, and Surgeon Major on December 30th, 1863. He went through the Mutiny (1857-1858), being present during the operations in Oudh (Medal with Clasp). Latterly he was att

Educated at University College, London, where he was House Surgeon. During the Crimean campaign he was Medical Officer to the Crimean Engineer Corps. He then settled in practice at Salisbury in partnership with John Andrews, and was Surgeon to the Salisbury Infirmary, Deputy Coroner for the South Di