Born 17 December 1858 at Sheffield, the second child and second son of Surgeon-Major G Atkin and Eliza his wife, daughter of John Carr, surgeon, who was mayor of Sheffield in 1851. Charles Atkin was educated at Hildersheim Gymnasium, at Sheffield, at Guy's Hospital, and at Vienna. His early appointments included those of house surgeon at the Sheffield Royal Infirmary 1883-86, senior demonstrator of anatomy at University College, Sheffield, and house surgeon to the Liverpool Ear and Eye Infirmary. He was elected assistant surgeon to the Sheffield Royal Infirmary in 1887, and was appointed lecturer in anatomy (1886) and applied anatomy (1895) and demonstrator of practical surgery (1896) and operative surgery (1899) in the university college. He became surgeon to the infirmary in 1896, and was nominated honorary surgeon upon his retirement in 1903. He married in 1888 Alice, daughter of Professor Brady, who survived him with two sons and a daughter. He died as the result of an accident on 2 February 1934. Publications:- Two cases of Charcot's joint disease. *Med Chron*. 1885, 2, 10. Deformity of feet due to perforating ulcers. *Brit med J*. 1886, 2, 155. Surgical treatment of neuralgia. *Sheffield med J*. 1892-93, 1, 306. Osteoma of nose. *Quart med J Yorks*. 1893-94, 2, 334.