Born at Islington on 12 June 1863, the eldest son of John Barnett, public secretary, and Emma Sewell, his wife. He was at school at Streatham Hill and at Oxford, before entering Charing Cross Hospital Medical School; where he won the Bone prize in 1881 and the physiology medal in 1882. After qualify

Born in Australia on 8 August 1860, the eldest child of George Brice Pennell, civil engineer, and his wife, *née* Mist. He was educated at Lancing College and at Lincoln College, Oxford, where he was a scholar and took third-class honours in Classical Moderations in 1881. He entered Guy's Hospital M

The eldest son of George Heaton of Handsworth, connected with the Birmingham Mint and later of Milan, was educated at Clifton College (1873-1880), where he became Head Boy, and then at Magdalen College, Oxford, having obtained a Demyship in Science, from Oct 16th, 1880, to 1885. He obtained 1st Clas

Born at Tottenham on 28 May 1867, second son and fourth child of the Rev A R Abbott and his wife, née Bax. He was educated at Bruce Castle School in London and at St Thomas's Hospital. At the University of London he had a brilliant career as a student. He won the gold medal in anatomy and organic ch

Born at Bletchley, 31 August 1865, the seventh child and fifth son of Thomas Lucas, farmer, and his wife, *née* Goodman. He was educated privately till he entered St Bartholomew's Hospital in 1883, where he subsequently served as house surgeon. He was for a time resident medical officer at the Metro

Son of Edward Alexander Parry, contractor, and Jane Cartmell, his wife, he was born at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 29 June 1865. He was educated at the Scotch College, Melbourne, and at the University of Melbourne, where he graduated MB in 1886 and BS in the following year. He then came to Eng

Born on 11 February 1867 at Colombo, Ceylon, where his father, William Dumaresq Wright, was colonial treasurer; his mother's maiden name was Amy Braybrooke; he was their second son and third child. He was educated at Appledurcombe College, Isle of Wight, and at Haileybury, and took his medical train

Born at Blackburn on 21 January 1866, the second child and eldest son of Thomas Firth, cotton spinner and manufacturer, and Betty Fielden Lacy, his wife. He was educated privately and at Owens College, Manchester, before beginning his medical training at King's College and University College Hospita