William Hey II was the second son of William Hey I (1736-1819); he followed his father as a surgeon at Leeds, and, like him, was Surgeon to the Leeds Infirmary. He died at Leeds, after being twice Mayor, on March 13th, 1844. He was succeeded in turn by his son William Hey III (qv). Publication:- *T

Son of Andrew Adams, a wholesale draper at Plymouth, and of Eliza Oake his wife. Born at Plymouth on July 4th, 1842, and after education at a private school was apprenticed to W Joseph Square (qv), Surgeon to the South Devon and East Cornwall Hospital. Entered St Bartholomew’s Hospital, after being

Educated in London and Paris. Was at one time Surgeon to the Somerset Militia and Coroner for North Somerset. He was Mayor of Bath in 1859-1860, and at the time of his death was JP for Bath and Surgeon to the St Catherine’s Hospital and Bath Eye and Ear Infirmary, and also Hon Consulting Physician t

Educated at University College and practised at Tewkesbury, where he was at one time Medical Examining Surgeon of Army Recruits, and at the time of his death Senior Surgeon to the Dispensary and Medical Officer of Health, as well as Surgeon to the Midland Railway and Medical Referee to the Railway P

Educated as an Associate Scholar at King's College, London, and professionally at King's College Hospital, where he served as House Physician. After qualifying in London in 1861 he spent some time in Edinburgh, where he acted as Dresser and Clinical Clerk in the Edinburgh Infirmary, and then proceed

Received his professional education at University College Hospital, where he was elected a House Surgeon. Was Surgeon to the Western Ophthalmic Hospital, to the North Pancras Dispensary, and occupied the position of Surgeon to the North-west District of St Pancras. He was a Fellow and Honorary Secre

Born at Edinburgh on Nov 1st, 1842, the son of Peter S Banks, Writer to the Signet. He received his early education at Edinburgh Academy and passed from there to the University of Edinburgh. Graduated MD with honours, and won the Gold Medal for his thesis on the Wolffian bodies in 1864. Acted for a

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

John Humphreys was a greatly respected consultant general surgeon in Southport from 1961 to 1990. His main interest was in gastro-intestinal surgery, but he was also a competent urologist. Fully committed to patients under his care, he visited them at weekends to check on their progress. In view of

Received his professional education in Edinburgh, Dublin, and at University College Hospital, London. He began practice at Wigan in 1831, and removed to Bolton in 1837. He soon gained a lucrative practice, but in 1843 suffered from rheumatic fever followed by heart disease and bronchitis, so that in

Educated at St Thomas's Hospital. He was at one time Assistant Medical Officer at the North Riding Lunatic Asylum, Clifton, near York, and served in the American Civil War as Staff Surgeon to the 1st Cavalry Division of the Army Western Department of the Confederated States. Later he settled in prac

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 (