The younger son of Robert Ball, LLD, Director of the Dublin Museum of Science and Art, and brother of Sir Robert Stawell Ball, the Astronomer Royal, was born in Dublin on Feb 21st, 1851. After a brilliant career at Trinity College, Dublin, he practised for a short period in South Wales; but return

Educated at the North Staffordshire Infirmary and then at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. Practised in Burslem from 1825-1859, and afterwards at 1 Nelson Place, Newcastle-under-Lyme. He was Surgeon Extraordinary to the North Staffordshire Infirmary from 1835-1892. He resided finally at Cliffe House, Lond

Educated at Cambridge, he graduated BA from Downing College in 1826 and MA in 1829. He practised at 18 Zion Hill, Bath, and died before 1859.

Educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital; practised at Stourbridge, where he was Surgeon to the Iron and Coal Works. He died before 1880, but for ten years before this date his address was unknown to the *Medical Directory*. Publications: "On Fracture of Cranium." - *Lancet*, 1846, ii, 581. "Imperfora

Born on July 12th, 1850, at Saffron Walden, the third son of the Rev Ralph Clutton, BD, vicar of the parish. He was educated at Marlborough College from 1864-1866, but left on account of ill health. He entered Clare College, Cambridge, in 1869 and graduated BA in 1873, proceeding to MA and MB in 187

Educated at St Thomas's Hospital, where he was House Surgeon and Clinical Assistant in the Throat Department. He went out to Cape Town as Assistant Resident Medical Officer at the New Somerset Hospital. He then practised at Humansdorp and at Uitenhare. His death after an operation occurred in Cape C

Educated at the Middlesex Hospital, and practised at Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, where at the time of his death he was Surgeon to the Infirmary and to the Royal Pembrokeshire Artillery Militia. He died on September 19th, 1880. Publications: “Case of Strangulated Hernia Masked by an Enlarged Glan

Tony Gabriel was formerly the senior surgeon at the Cancer Hospital, Maharagama, Colombo, Sri Lanka. He was born in London on 10 January 1925 and died in Colombo on 21 December 2007 after a short illness, a few days before his 83rd birthday. He was described by one writer ‘as a person who loved the

Joyce Rewcastle Ludlow was a surgeon who spent her working life in Nigeria. She was born Joyce Rewcastle Woods in Sidcup, Kent, on 24 July 1905, the daughter of James Rewcastle Woods, a minister, and Una Marion Pierce née Couch. Both parents were keen members of the Temperance Movement. Joyce studie

Guidubaldo Querci della Rovere was a consultant surgeon at the Royal Marsden Hospital, London. Known as 'Uccio', he was born in Venice, Italy, on 27 March 1946 into the ancient and eminent della Rovere family. His family history dates back many centuries and two popes (Julius II and Sixtus IV) were

Eileen Busby was an associate specialist at the Royal Marsden Hospital, London. Born in Clapton, London, on 5 December 1930, she was the daughter of William Francis Busby, a house painter and decorator, and Rose Harriet née Stephenson, a dressmaker. Eileen was educated at various schools during the

Christopher Joseph Cahill, known as 'Joe', a consultant general surgeon at Kingston, was a pioneer of day-case laparoscopic cholecystectomy, an operation for which he became celebrated and which soon became the norm. He was born on 7 May 1952 in Kew, the son of Edward Joseph and Margaret Cahill. Edu