Born at Crickhowell, Brecon, the eldest of ten children; his father emigrated to Canada after practising for many years in Breconshire. The family of Bird had belonged to Herefordshire from Norman times, and the Gwynnes were an old Welsh family belonging to Cwnhordy. G G Bird was apprenticed to his

Born in St Kitts and educated at Totteridge Park Grammar School. He matriculated at the University of London, and received his professional training at St Mary’s Hospital, where he was appointed Demonstrator of Anatomy and then House Surgeon. He gained the Sibson Clinical Prize in his student days (

Came of highly respectable Quaker stock in Somersetshire. He was early apprenticed to Thomas Bell, of Poole, and in 1809 entered at St Thomas's Hospital. He practised for over forty-five years in Poole, where his circle of patients was extensive and he was greatly respected. His biographer in the *L

The fourth son of John Webb, of Woodland Hill, Staffordshire, and afterwards of Dublin, by his wife, a daughter of Thomas Heath. He was born in Dublin on October 25th, 1772, and was appointed Assistant Surgeon March 17th, 1794; was promoted Regimental Surgeon on July 15th, 1795; Surgeon to the Force

The son of a Welsh clergyman, probably one of the Radnorshire family. He studied at the united hospitals of Guy's and St Thomas's, where he was a pupil of Cline and a prime favourite of Sir Astley Cooper. After qualifying he practised in the East End of London, but his health giving way he removed i

Studied in Birmingham, London, and Paris. He practised at St Peter's Green, Bedford, was Coroner for the Borough, Surgeon to the Bedford Dispensary, Medical Assistant to the Royal Humane Society, Medical Officer of the Bedford, Biggleswade, and Woburn Unions, and at one time President of the South M

Studied at King's College, London, and practised at Monmouth, where he was Surgeon to the Monmouth Hospital and Dispensary, to the County Gaol, Assistant Surgeon in the 2nd Battalion Monmouthshire Rifle Volunteers, Medical Referee to Assurance Societies, and JP for the Borough. He died at Monmouth o

The son of D R Pughe, and bore the name Pughe, or Pugh, honoured in Welsh literature. He studied at St Thomas's Hospital, and practised at Aberdovey and Bryn Awel. He served as District Medical Officer of the Machynlleth Union, Medical Officer of Health for Towyn, and Medical Officer for the Cambria

Practised at Scarborough for many years in partnership with Richard Cross, MRCS, and Henry Wright, MRCS. He acted as Surgeon to the Northern Sea-Bathing Infirmary, to the Ordnance, Scarborough, to a detachment of the 6th Foot, and to the Royal Artillery. He was active in local affairs as an Alderman

Born at Barnstaple, the younger son of an old Devonshire family. He studied medicine at University College Hospital and was contemporary with Erichsen, Viner Ellis, and Morton. He gained a medal in physiology, and afterwards went to the Hôpital de la Charité. He was appointed Surgeon to the New Zeal

Studied at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and the Manchester Infirmaries, at Westminster Hospital, and at the Hunterian School. He practised at Mulberry House, Great Eccleston, Garstang, Lancashire, where he was District Medical Officer of the Garstang Union. He was a Fellow of the London Obstetrical Socie

Born at Burnley in October, 1811, and was apprenticed at the age of 13 to John Gilbertson of that town. He was educated at Guy's Hospital, and settled in practice at Preston, where he soon acquired popularity. He was Surgeon to the Preston Dispensary. In 1857 and again in 1870 he was President of th