The son of Captain James Keith Forbes, an officer in the service of the HEIC. He was grandson of John Forbes, of Blashford, Aberdeenshire, and a grandnephew of the well-known Dr George Gregory, Physician to the Small-pox and Vaccination Hospital, London. He was apprenticcd to William Maclntyre, of 8

Born at Oundle, Northamptonshire, the son of John Mould, in medical practice, who died whilst his son was a child. His mother married secondly the Rev Felix Laurent, Vicar of Saleby, Lincolnshire, and he was educated under his stepfather's superintendence at Afford, Lincolnshire. He was then apprent

Born at West Cowes, Isle of Wight, on May 2nd, 1817. After an apprenticeship he studied at University College Hospital in Liston's time, John Marshall being a fellow-student and friend. He commenced in Liverpool as House Surgeon to the old Northern Hospital in Leeds Street; then he practised, first

Born in St Albans, the son of a medical practitioner who was Mayor on two occasions and Alderman for more than fifty years, and of a daughter of the Rev John Nicholson, Rector of the Abbey Church. He received his professional training at Guy's Hospital, and after qualifying in 1841 joined in partner

Born on January 19th, 1818, at Palamcottah, Madras District, where his father was Military Chaplain. He was a descendant of John Hough (1651-1743), Bishop of Worcester and of Oxford, who was President of Magdalen College when James II endeavoured to foist a Roman Catholic upon the Society. The mothe

First practised at 8 Great James Street, Bedford Row, when he became a member of the Microscopical Society of London. He then was appointed Apothecary, or Resident Medical Officer, to St Bartholomew's Hospital on March 23rd, 1847, receiving 115 votes as against the 100 of his opponent, Thomas Riving

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 on November 29th, 1818, in the house in Cross Street, Islington, where his father and his grandfather had practised before him. He was educated at the Islington Proprietary School and at Charterhouse. He entered St Bartholomew's Hospital in 1837, and was made a Governor of the institution on No

Born about the year 1815 and was the son of Anthony Brownless, Esq, a connection of the Maitland and Lauderdale families. He was educated at home by private tutor and then in the house of the Rev C E Smith, of Badlesmere, Kent. He was apprenticed to Mr Charles Wilks, surgeon, of Charing, Kent, and,