Born at Starcross, South Devon, the second son of the Rev Richard Ambler, of Hardwick, in the parish of Norbury, Shropshire, which had been in the Ambler family for upwards of four centuries. Educated at Middlesex Hospital, and was for some years an assistant in a practice at Stalbridge, Dorset. He

Born at Stockport, Cheshire, on February 17th, 1818, the son of George and Sarah Bowring. He came of the family of Bowrings of Edensor, Derbyshire, which dates back to 1600. He was educated at the Bradford Grammar School and received his professional training at King’s College Hospital. He settled a

Studied at St Bartholomew's Hospital, and practised successively in East London - at 266 High Street, Poplar, as Surgeon to the Poplar Hospital; at Camborough House, East India Road, where he was in addition Surgeon to the Poplar Union; at 1 Coborn Terrace, Bow, where he was Surgeon to the Bow Distr

Studied at Guy's Hospital and served as House Surgeon to the Chelsea Hospital, Assistant Surgeon to the Royal Military Asylum, Cholera Visitor, Medical Officer and Public Vaccinator to the North-West District of Chelsea, and Surgeon to the South Middlesex Rifle Volunteers. He practised at Markham Sq

Studied at St George's Hospital, and practised at Towcester, Northamptonshire. He was latterly in partnership with Alfred Partridge Kingcombe, MRCS, and was at one time President of the South Midland Branch of the British Medical Association. He retired before 1887 and died at Towcester on May 20th,

Studied at Guy's Hospital, and practised at Burnsfield, Durham, where he died on March 4th, 1886.

The son of Admiral Spencer Smyth. He was apprenticed in June, 1837, and entered as a medical student at Middlesex Hospital in 1840. There he gained the prize for materia medica, and in 1840 an honours certificate for surgery and chemistry; in 1842 the Surgical Anatomy Prize and an honours certificat

Studied at University College Hospital and began to practise at Milton, near Gravesend, Kent, where he was District Medical Officer of the Gravesend and Milton Union and Surgeon to the Dispensary. Between 1855 and 1863 he removed to 25 King's Street, Gravesend, then to 3 Woodville, Gravesend, and ab

Born at Montrose, and was apprenticed to his uncle, Mr Thom, of Dolcross, and afterwards at the College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. He practised at Cheadle from 1843-1854, and then succeeded Enoch Dunkerley, of Green Acres Moor, Oldham. He acquired a very large practice, but his health breaking down in

Educated at St George's Hospital. He was at one time one of the surgeons of the West Herts Infirmary. He practised successively in Durham; at Sandy in Bedfordshire; at 16 Trafalgar Square, Chelsea; at Avonside, Stratford-sub-Castle, Salisbury (1882); and finally died in South Kensington on November

Studied at St Bartholomew's Hospital and practised first at Struett, Brecknockshire, where he was Surgeon to the Merthyr Cynog District of the Brecon Union, next at Mount Pleasant in the town of Brecon. He was appointed one of the Coroners for the County and Borough of Brecon, District Medical Offic

Only son of Charles Rochemont Aikin [1] (1775-1847) - "Little Charles" of *Early Lessons*, written by his aunt, Mrs Barbauld - by Anne, daughter of the Rev Gilbert Wakefield, a well-known scholar. Charles Arthur Aikin was the grandson of John Aikin (1747-1822), the Unitarian doctor and friend of Jos