The son of Simon Saunders, senior partner in the firm of Saunders & Otley, publishers and librarians, in Brook Street, Grosvenor Square. From an early age he showed great mechanical aptitude, and would have devoted himself to civil engineering, for which, however, there were no good prospects, as ca

Studied at the Middlesex Hospital and in Paris. He practised as a Dental Surgeon at 66 Brook Street, Hanover Square; 19a Hanover Square; and latterly at 21 Thicket Road, Norwood, where he died on June 20th, 1894. He served as Lecturer on Dental Anatomy and Physiology, also as Dental Surgeon, at the

Born in London on June 6th, 1846, the eldest son of Sir John Tomes (q.v.). He was educated at Radley College during the Wardenship of the Rev W Sewell and rowed in the School Eight in 1863. He matriculated at Oxford from Christ Church on May 27th, 1863, rowed in the Trial Eights in 1865, and graduat

Born at Martley, Worcestershire; was apprenticed to a chemist in Worcester, and served with Messrs Allen & Hanburys, the chemists, in Plough Court, EC. He afterwards started in business for himself in Cheapside, but soon began to study medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital, and was admitted MRCS in

Educated at St George's Hospital and Edinburgh. He was first in general medical practice at Uxbridge, then practised as a dental surgeon in London. He was actively associated with the foundation of the Dental Hospital, the Odontological Society, and the institution of the Licence for Dental Surgery

Born at Wandsworth on December 30th, 1828, the son of Robert Coleman and Anna Were his wife. His father came of a Quaker family and was an Underwriter at Lloyd's, being one of the first members of the Corporation of Lloyd's at the Royal Exchange. Alfred Coleman was for a time associated with his fat

Born on March 21st, 1815, the eldest son of John Tomes and of Sarah his wife, daughter of William Bayliss, of Welford in Gloucestershire. His father's family had lived at Marston Sicca or Long Marston since the reign of Richard II. The house is mentioned in "Boscobel Tracts". It sheltered Charles II

Arthur Prophet CBE died on l8th October, aged 84. Arthur was Dean of UCH Dental School and subsequently Dean of UCH Medical School. He played a large part in planning the new UCH Dental Hospital and School that opened in 1963. He was educated at Sedbergh School and Manchester University where h

Jennifer May Hughes was a dental surgeon from Radlett, Hertfordshire. This is a draft obituary. If you have any information about this surgeon or are interested in writing this obituary, please email lives@rcseng.ac.uk

Sheila Rosemary Jackson was a dental surgeon from Wilmslow, Cheshire. This is a draft obituary. If you have any information about this surgeon or are interested in writing this obituary, please email lives@rcseng.ac.uk

Gerald Hubert (‘Gerry’) Leatherman was described by Dame Margaret Seward as ‘The father of world dentistry’. Born in London on 18 February 1903, the son of Harry Leatherman and Beatrice Leatherman née Freedman, at the age of seven he went to South Africa. He was educated at King Edward VII School in

Group Captain David Chapman-Andrews was a consultant dental surgeon in the Royal Air Force. He was born in October 1933 in London into a talented family. His father, Sir Edwin Arthur Chapman-Andrews, was a career diplomat who is especially remembered for helping to put Haile Selassie back on the thr