After qualifying from St James’s Hospital, Leeds, Ivor Fussey studied neurophysiology for nine years, gaining his PhD in 1972, during which time he devised platinum microelectrodes that could be implanted in the brain and used to locate vagal afferent impulses. After this experience he decided to sp

Kevin Cronin was born on 24 July 1925, the son of M J Cronin, a general practitioner. He was educated at the Beaumont School, Berkshire, and entered the London Hospital Medical College in 1942. After qualifying, he completed house jobs in neurosurgery under Douglas Northfield, chest medicine under L

James Galloway was a consultant general surgeon in Stranraer, Scotland. He was born on 26 March 1930 in Lanark, the son of William Galloway, a farmer, and Anne née Wallace, a secretary. He received his early education at Lanark Grammar, followed by McLaren High in Callendar when the family moved the

Louis Bloom Cohen spent much of his career as a surgeon in various politically unstable countries in Africa and in Iran. He was born in Glasgow on 16 November 1915, the son of Arthur Israel Cohen, a company director with the Rank Organisation, and Louise née Bloom. He was educated at St Paul's Schoo

Born at Lyncombe Hall, Lyncombe Vale, Bath, on Dec. 21st, 1841. His father was a landowner and an ardent Unitarian, acting sometimes as a lay preacher. His mother, Isabella Weald, daughter of a London merchant, was married at St. Saviour's, Southwark, now Southwark Cathedral, close to Guy's Hospital

The fourth son and fifth child of the Rev. W. Wright Butlin, M.A., of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, who died in 1902 at the age of 88. His mother was Julia Crowther Trentham, a clever and strong-minded woman coming of an evangelical Northamptonshire family who, in spite of delicate health, live

The eldest son of Dr William Rayner, belonging to an old Stockport family, who was himself a member of the Town Council and Mayor of the Borough in 1883-1884. Edwin Rayner went to Stockport Grammar School, then to Owens College, Manchester, later to University College and Hospital, where he was Hous

Received his professional training at the London Hospital, where he was House Physician, also Clinical Assistant in the Out-patient Department. He was next Surgical Registrar and Anaesthetist at the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, and Clinical Assistant at the Royal Ophthalmic Hospi

Was Surgeon to the Stockport Infirmary, Dispensary, and Fever Wards. He died on April 29th, 1857. Publication: Rayner may be the author of *Codliver Oil: its Uses, Mode of Administration, etc*, 8vo, London, 1849, and subsequent American editions - New York, 1849 and 1850.

Was a pupil of Robert Liston at University College Hospital, London. He then practised at 59 Westgate Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, where he was Surgeon to the Police and to the North-Eastern Railway, which brought him much medico-legal work as an addition to a large general practice. On his retirement

Born on February 9th, 1819. He studied at St George's Hospital, and joined the Army as Assistant Surgeon to the 52nd Foot on May 31st, 1844. He was promoted Staff Surgeon (2nd Class) on December 28th, 1855, transferred to the 30th Foot on July 11th, 1856, was promoted to Surgeon Major in the same re

The son of a surgeon in good practice in Bath. After a short stay in London he returned to Bath and began professional life as his father’s assistant in the year 1801. On the death of an elder brother, a surgeon, he began to practise on his own account. In 1817 he succeeded his father as surgeon to