The third son of the Rev W W Rouch, Wesleyan minister, of Bristol; after going to the Wesleyan School, Kingswood, he studied at St Bartholomew's Hospital, where he gained the Junior and Senior scholarships, as well as the Gold Medals of the Society of Apothecaries in botany and in materia medica and

Son of George Alfred Rouquette, of 3 Grassington Place, Eastbourne; after going to Eastbourne College, he was admitted to King's College, Cambridge, on October 6th, 1905, and graduated BA with 2nd class honours in the Natural Science Tripos in 1908. He became a student at St Thomas's Hospital in 190

Studied at the Middlesex Hospital, where he was afterwards appointed Lecturer on Anatomy. During the Crimean War he was one of the Civil Surgeons attached to the Army Hospitals at Scutari. He practised at 40 Nottingham Place, London, W, and was a Member of the Court of Examiners of the Apothecaries'

Son of John Rowe, surgeon at Wimborne; studied at Guy's Hospital, and practised with his father in his native place, Wimborne Minster, Dorsetshire, until the latter's death on August 20th, 1859, then alone until his own death on January 9th, 1886.

Studied at the University of Durham and the Royal Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. At Durham he distinguished himself in 1869 by gaining the Dickenson Memorial Scholarship in medicine, surgery, midwifery, and pathology. He also gained medals in botany, practical chemistry, and anatomy, serving as pro

Studied at Guy's Hospital, and practised first at Strata Florida, then at Argoed, Tregaron, Cardiganshire, at both places being District Medical Officer of the Tregaron Union and Surgeon to the Lisburne Mines. He died at Tregaron on March 8th, 1882. Publication: "Mode of Formation, Structure, and F

Born at Lowtre, Cardiganshire, the son of the Rev Daniel Rowlands, for many years Vicar of Llanllwch, near Carmarthen. He went to school at Carmarthen and then studied at St George's Hospital. Returning to Carmarthen he practised there for forty years as Surgeon to the Infirmary and to the Prison, a

Colin Davidson was a general surgeon at Frenchay and Cossham Memorial hospitals. He was born on 11 January 1928 in Glasgow, the son of Norman Davidson, a one-time senior surgeon of the Victoria Infirmary and Mary Scott née Mackenzie, a teacher of classics. He schooled at the Glasgow Academy and Rugb

Hugh Davies was a consultant general surgeon with an interest in urology to the Hereford Hospital Group. Appointed in 1961, he continued work as a popular and well-loved surgeon, always being reticent about any personal achievements. In spite of his many sporting activities, he was a very self-effac

Geoffrey Mizbah was a consultant surgeon in Ontario, Canada. Born on 13 September 1931, he studied medicine at Liverpool University, qualifying in 1945 and later gaining his FRCS. He emigrated to Oakville, Ontario, where he worked at St Michael’s Hospital. He spent much time in charitable work ove

Herman Christian Nohl-Oser was a consultant surgeon at Harefield Hospital, where he specialised in pulmonary and oesophageal surgery, with a special interest in paediatric surgery. He was born Herman Christian Nohl (in the 1960s he add the ‘Oser’) in Jena, Germany, in April 1916, the son of Herman N

Geoff Smiddy was a senior surgeon at Leeds General Infirmary and a prolific author. He was born in Kendal on 4 January 1922. His father was a hotelier and his mother looked after a haberdashery shop. His was not an easy childhood – his father left the family home shortly after he was born and his mo