John Anthony Rumble was a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at Southend General Hospital. Before he attended medical school, Rumble carried out his National Service with the Royal Army Medical Corps in Hong Kong. He subsequently went to Sheffield University to study medicine, qualifying in 1955. He the

Elizabeth Davis Liken Simpson was an honorary ophthalmic surgeon at St James' Hospital, Balham, St George's Hospital, Tooting, and the South London Hospital for Women and Children. She qualified MB BCh BAO in Dublin in 1941, and gained the diploma in ophthalmic medicine and surgery in 1944. Prior t

Redmond Smith was an ophthalmologist in London and an expert on glaucoma. He was born in Barnes on 10 April 1923, into a medical family: his paternal and maternal grandfathers, and his father, Hector, were all doctors. His mother was Maud Smith née Hamilton. He was educated at the Oratory School, Ca

Born at Sydney, New South Wales, on 25 January 1864, the fourth child of Samuel Terry Hughes and Charlotte Keck, his wife. He entered Malvern College in the third term of 1880, when the Rev Thomas Cruttwell was head master, and remained there until 1882. He then proceeded to St Bartholomew's Hospita

Jonathan Hutchinson, like his distinguished father Sir Jonathan Hutchinson, was surgeon to the London Hospital. When he was born at Reigate in 1859 it was still possible for a surgeon to be encyclopaedic. Few advances had been made: Lister was still a physiologist; anaesthesia was on its trial; the

Studied at Edinburgh, at University College Hospital, London, and in Paris. At the Royal Ophthalmic Hospital, Moorfields, he was first House Surgeon in 1876 under Bowman and George Critchett, having as his colleague Marcus Gunn, then for sixteen years Clinical Assistant, when he was appointed Assist

Noel Moores was a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at the Royal Eye Hospital, Surbiton, Richmond Royal Hospital and Kingston Hospital. He was born on 3 November 1922 in Bury, Greater Manchester. He was educated at Repton School, Derbyshire and studied medicine at Manchester University, qualifying in 19

Studied at Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals and at Edinburgh University. At various times he lectured on ophthalmic surgery at the Webb Street School, was Surgeon to the Kent and Surrey Eye Infirmary, and to the Stoke Newington Dispensary and Invalid Asylum for Females. He died in retirement at Court

Studied at St Thomas's Hospital, where he became Assistant Demonstrator of Anatomy. He was in general practice at Barnstaple and was Surgeon to the Barnstaple and North Devon Infirmary. He moved to Harrogate in 1892 and practised as an ophthalmic surgeon; he was Ophthalmic Surgeon to the Harrogate I

Born at York, the son of a much-respected solicitor; he was the pupil of G G Brodie (qv), living in his house for five years, and studying at St George's Hospital, where he became House Surgeon. He was also House Surgeon to the Lock Hospital. Meanwhile he attended Lawrence's lectures on ophthalmic s

Born at Langport on April 11th, 1819, the son of William Norman, a medical man descended from an ancient Somersetshire family - the Normans of Fiveheads. He received a liberal education and his early professional training was with his father. He entered University College as a medical student in 183

Born in Yorkshire; studied at the London Hospital - during which time, in 1880-1881, he was Prosector at the Royal College of Surgeons - at the Royal Ophthalmic Hospital, where he acted as Clinical Assistant, and at the Royal Eye Hospital. He practised as an ophthalmologist at Croydon and also had c