Born at Inverness; he studied at Aberdeen University; in London, at St George's and Middlesex Hospitals, and at the Windmill Street School. Entering the Navy he served on the West Coast of Africa, on ships engaged in suppressing the slave trade, then in the Mediterranean on board HM Frigate *Castor*

Born in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, on August 15th, 1837, the second son of W Jameson, Ladeside. He was educated at Glasgow University, and entered the Army as Staff Assistant Surgeon on November 9th, 1857. He was sent to Canada on April 17th, 1862, and was appointed to the 47th Foot, accompanying the regi

Educated at University College and Middlesex Hospitals. At the time of his death he was Surgeon of the Bridgwater Union House Hospital and a Justice of the Peace. He practised at Bridgwater, Somerset, and died there on September 16th, 1867. Publication: "Use and Action of Hydrochloric Acid in Chole

Born at 2 New Bank Buildings, Lothbury, EC, where his father, William Kingdon (qv), a well-known surgeon, was in practice. Abernethy Kingdon was baptized at St Margaret's, Lothbury, and John Abernethy stood godfather. He was educated at St Paul's School, and received his professional training at St

Educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital. He practised at 2 New Bank Buildings, and at the time of his death he was Consulting Surgeon to the Stamford Hill and Stoke Newington Dispensary. He died at his country residence, Abbey Wood, Kent, on January 8th, 1863. A lithograph portrait of him, dated 1847,

Educated at St Thomas's Hospital. He practised at Melksham, Wiltshire, and was for many years Medical Officer of the 3rd District of the Melksham Union, and at the time of his death Senior Surgeon of the Melksham Cottage Hospital and Medical Officer of the 2nd District of the Devizes Union. He died

Born in January, 1823, the son of Captain King, RN, Spring Bank House, Kilmalcolm, Renfrewshire. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh, where he greatly distinguished himself, not only in medicine, but also in literature and the sciences. The famous professors of the time took much notice o

Prabhakar Shankar Phatak, known as 'Prabhu', was a consultant general surgeon at the Whittington Hospital. He was born in Pusad, Maharashtra, India, on 20 March 1936, the son of Shankar Ganesh Phatak, a lawyer, and Uma Phatak née Kelkar, a housewife. His mother's father was a doctor. He attended the

Educated at St George's Hospital and became House Surgeon to the Westminster Lying-in Charity, practising afterwards at Chepstow, Monmouthshire, where, at the time of his death, he was Surgeon to the Chepstow District South-Western Railway and Medical Referee to the Norwich Union, Scottish, and othe

Educated at Trinity College, Oxford, where he graduated after taking honours in physiology in the School of Natural Science, and at St Thomas's Hospital, where he was House Surgeon, House Physician, and Clinical Assistant in the Throat Department; next he was Resident Medical Officer at Queen Charlo

Younger son of the Rev R C Heslop, of Wakefield, Yorkshire; born on March 5th, 1880, and educated at St Thomas's Hospital and Durham University. He served as House Surgeon at the Salop Infirmary, Shrewsbury, at the Durham County Hospital, and as Clinical Assistant at All Saints' Hospital for Genito-

Studied at St Bartholomew's Hospital, and was Resident Medical Officer to the Farringdon General Lying-in Charity. He practised later at Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, and died there on December 2nd, 1861. Publication: "A Case of Spontaneous Evolution during Childbirth." - *Lond Med Times*, 1861, i,