Born on Aug. 6th, 1809, at Bread Street Hill, the son of a City merchant, his mother being a daughter of Alderman Hamerton. He was educated at Mr Butter's school in Cheyne Walk and at Westminster Hospital, where his ability soon attracted the attention of G. J. Guthrie and Anthony White. He acted as

Born in 1799, his mother being the daughter of Dr Madan, Bishop of Peterborough, and the 'Miss Madan' of the poet Cowper's correspondence. This lady died when her son was young, and his education was undertaken by an aunt. After apprenticeship he became a student at St Bartholomew's Hospital in 1819

Educated at Brighton College, and studied at Guy's Hospital, where he highly distinguished himself at the London University examinations and acted as House Surgeon, House Physician, Obstetric Resident, and Assistant Demonstrator of Anatomy, and was good at sports. He was next House Surgeon at the Ro

Keith Batten served as the chief surgeon and hospital warden of the St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital for a decade between 1969 to 1979, and later as their hospitaller between 1989 and 1992. He oversaw many of the significant occasions in the history of the hospital and left a tremendous impact on t

Born at Smyrna on 18 November 1855, the second son of Carsten Holthouse, FRCS, and Agnes Cowcher Kent his wife. Carsten Holthouse was serving in the Civil Hospital there during the Crimean War; he was then assistant surgeon, and afterwards surgeon and consulting surgeon to the Westminster Hospital.

Son of William Eve, The Manor, North Orthendon, Essex; entered St Bartholomew's Hospital in 1872, and was House Surgeon to Luther Holden (qv) in 1876-1877. After that he studied surgery at Leipzig, and becoming FRCS, was appointed Curator of the St Bartholomew's Hospital Museum in 1879. In conjuncti

Born on August 1st, 1874, the eldest son of James Gibb, insurance broker and underwriter at Lloyd's, who was MP (Lib) for the Harrow Division of Middlesex. His mother was Helen, daughter of the Rev David Nimmo, Congregational minister. Gibb was educated at the City of London School and served for si

The son of William Taylor Tyson, for many years a medical practitioner in Folkestone. He was educated at Queen's College, Taunton, and at Guy's Hospital, where he was afterwards House Physician and Resident Obstetrician. In 1876 he set up in practice in Folkestone, though not in partnership with his

Studied at St Thomas's Hospital, and was then appointed Assistant Surgeon in the Royal Navy. He sailed on HMS *Talbot* on one of the last expeditions in search of Sir John Franklin. On his return he resigned his Commission, passed the examination for the FRCS and in 1858 sailed to Melbourne, where h

Born 3 November 1871 at 8 Bonner's Lane, Bethnal Green, the second child of Edwin Josiah Toye, chemist, and Jane Buggel, his wife. He entered St Bartholomew's Hospital in 1890, where he had a brilliant career. He won the junior and the senior scholarships, and was ophthalmic house surgeon under Henr

Born on 26 May 1924 the third child and second son of Alfred William Redcliffe, civil servant, and his wife Elsie Nora Diggins, of Headingley, Leeds, he was educated at the Leeds Grammar School and Medical School, qualifying with second-class honours in 1947. He served as house surgeon at the Genera

Was a Yorkshireman, and was apprenticed to the father of C G Wheelhouse (qv). He received his professional training at Guy's Hospital, and in Paris under Dupuytren and Velpeau, where he became a member of the Medical Society formed of English students studying in Paris. He was appointed about the ye