Born at Dunfermline in 1857, he was educated at the University of Edinburgh, where he held a Grierson bursary, and afterwards at the London Hospital. As lecturer on anatomy at Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh he soon made a name for himself. It is said that he had an extraordinary power of imparting knowled

Born at Highgate in December, 1835, the son of George Rivington, a member of the well-known firm of publishers. His mother had been Miss Ann Finlay. He was educated under Dr G A Jacob at Sheffield Collegiate School, was afterwards apprenticed to a practitioner in Stepney and entered as a student at

Alexander Michael Boyd was born on 5 March 1905 and went to school at Haileybury. Even at school team games do not seem to have interested him, but he early developed a liking for shooting and fishing, which harmonized with his somewhat Victorian upbringing at home. His life membership of the MCC me

Born at Epsom on 20 March 1850, the second child and eldest son of William Harsant, chemist, and Sarah Wilkinson, his wife. He was educated at the City of London School. At Guy's Hospital he was gold medallist in surgery, and served as house surgeon in 1874 and resident obstetric officer. He then ac

Jacob Zimmerman qualified from St Bartholomew's Hospital in 1943. He was a foundation member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, a Fellow of the New York Academy of Science and an Hunterian Professor of our College in 1966. He was an assistant Professor of Anatomy and Surgery at the New York Medica

Eric Parry was born on 31 December 1907 in Bwlch-y-ffridd, Montgomeryshire. He was educated at Caterham School and the University of Liverpool, whence he graduated MB ChB in 1932. He joined the Indian Medical Service and became a lieutenant-colonel. When the Japanese invaded Burma he was stationed t

Born on July 16th, 1783, at Cirencester, where his father, William Lawrence (1753-1837), was the chief surgeon of the town. His mother was Judith, second daughter of William Wood, of Tetbury, Gloucestershire. The younger son, Charles Lawrence (1794-1881), was a scientific agriculturist who took a le

Joshua Samuel Horn was born in London of Jewish parents on 14 July 1914. He won a scholarship to University College Hospital, where he had a brilliant career and collected various undergraduate medals and prizes. 'Josh', as he was known, had charm, dedication, and courage. During the hungry 'thirtie

Martyn was born in London on 6 August 1935. His father, Sir Clement Price Thomas, was surgeon to King George VI, President of the BMA, the Association of Surgeons, the Royal Society of Medicine and Vice-President of the College. His mother was Dorrie Ricks. He was educated at Leighton Park and then

Leslie Linder was born in London on 29 October 1923 to Hyman Linder, a merchant and his wife, Anna, née Karsberg. He was educated at Westminster School and Cambridge University. In 1962 he became lecturer in anatomy in the University of Natal for two years, and then was casualty surgeon in King E

Born at Enfield Highway on 21 April 1855, eldest son and second of the nine children of Charles William Sutton, who had a farm where he fattened stock, killed it and sold it in Formosa Street, Maida Hill. His mother was Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph Wadsworth, a Northamptonshire farmer. Bland-Sutton