Born in Queensland on 16 September 1936, Karl Michael Silva studied medicine at the University of Queensland, and, after qualifying, went to England for five years specialist training in ophthalmology. He then returned to Sydney as an ophthalmic surgeon. His particular forte was in the surgery of

Basil Stanley Kuming was an ophthalmic surgeon in Johannesburg, South Africa. Born on 4 January 1937, he was the oldest son of Chaim Kuming, an hotelier, and his wife Frieda née Lurge. Educated at St Andrew’s School in Bloemfontein where he won a prize for English in 1954, he then attended the Unive

Somasundaram Anandarajan was a consultant ophthalmic surgeon in Sri Lanka. He was born in Kayts, a small village in northern Ceylon on 31 May 1926. Although he initially wanted to become an historian, being the only child of a blind mother inspired him to a pursue a career in medicine. He studie

Adrian Sollom received his medical education at Guy's Hospital where he qualified in 1959. He did his surgical training in ophthalmology at Southampton, Birmingham and Moorfields before going to Wolverhampton as a consultant ophthalmic surgeon. He retired in 1998 and died on 24 April in Canterbury,

Hemchandra Kanji Mehta Known as ‘Hemant’ to his family, friends and colleagues, was a consultant ophthalmic surgeon for the Gwynedd Health Authority, Wales. He was born in Gujarat, India, where his father was the personal tutor to a prince but, when Hemant was just six months old, the family moved t

Robin Harold John Darvell was a consultant ophthalmic surgeon to the Kent and Canterbury and Isle of Thanet District hospitals. He was born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, on 2 August 1939, the son of Harold Herbert Darvell, an engineer, and Doris Emily Darvell née Dover. He attended Dr Challenor’s Gr

The son of Thomas Martin (qv), surgeon, of Reigate. He entered the Bengal Army as Assistant Surgeon March 9th, 1839, was promoted Surgeon May 8th, 1853, and was at one time Professor of Ophthalmic Surgery at Calcutta Medical College. He died at 36 St Peter's Square, Hammersmith, on March 16th, 1879.

Born at Kettering, Northamptonshire, the fourth son of Henry John Nettleship, solicitor, and Isabella, daughter of the Rev James Hogg, Rector of Geddington and sometime Head Master of Kettering Grammar School. He traced his paternal ancestry through six generations to John Nettleship, of Bole, whose

Began practice as a surgeon in the City of London with a city and mercantile family connection, together with a "fair patrimony and a fine personal appearance". He was Surgeon to Newgate Gaol at a salary, followed by a retiring allowance, ample in amount at the time. He was appointed to the newly-ma

Born at Preston, Lancashire, the son of Thomas Maynard; studied at St Bartholomew's Hospital and the Universities of Durham, Paris, Würzburg, and Bonn. He was House Surgeon at the Newcastle Infirmary and Clinical Assistant at the Royal Ophthalmic Hospital. Proceeding to Netley, he passed out third o

Born on October 12th, 1804. He was descended from the family which had been Lords of the Manor and owners of estates at Edgbaston and other parts of Worcestershire and Warwickshire from the time of Henry II. He was apprenticed in 1820 to Chawner, a well-known surgeon at Lichfield, and in 1823 entere

Received his professional training at University College, London, where he was Fellowes Gold Medallist in Clinical Medicine at the Hospital, and Medallist in Anatomy, Pathology, and Medicine, as well as Senior Demonstrator in Anatomy (at University College and Westminster Hospitals). He was also at