Henry Cohen was born in Birkenhead on February 21, 1900, the son of a draper and clothier, and was educated at the church school of St John when the fees were 2d a week. One of his school masters remembered him as a brilliant boy 'who showed signs of genius when most boys are only beginning to show

John Bishop Harman came from an extraordinary family of doctors, writers and politicians. His mother, Katherine Chamberlain, was the niece of Joseph Chamberlain, and married a distinguished ophthalmological surgeon, Nathaniel Bishop Harman. She herself qualified as a doctor at a time when there were

Sir Harold Himsworth was elected to the honorary Fellowship in 1965, during his tenure of the office of Secretary of the Medical Research Council. 'Harry' was born in Huddersfield on 19 May 1905, and was educated at King James Grammar School in nearby Almonbury. He came to London for his medical edu

John Samuel Richardson was a former President of the General Medical Council and the British Medical Association who inadvertently played a key role in the resignation of Macmillan in 1963. The son of a solicitor, he was born on 16 June 1910 in Sheffield, where his grandfather had been Lord Mayor, M

Born at Northleach, Gloucestershire; after attending the local Grammar School, was apprenticed in 1832 to Mr Cornwall at Fairford until September, 1836, when he entered the Webb Street School under Richard Grainger. He also attended Guy's Hospital under Aston Key and the medical practice of St Thoma

Educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital. He then became House Surgeon of the Brighton and Hove Hospital for Women and Children and Lying-in-Hospital, afterwards going into practice at Pangbourne, where he was Medical Officer at Bradfield College. From 1890 onwards he practised at Reading, where he was

Educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital and the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland. He was the second son of Lieut-Colonel Herbert Lloyd, of Chelsea. Settling as a medical practitioner in Bath in 1829, he practised there for more than forty years, holding various medical appointments. At the time of h

Born at Whitechurch, Shropshire; began his scientific education at Owens College, Manchester, and his medical education at St Bartholomew's, where he entered after winning the open scholarship in 1881. He was throughout a most brilliant student. He was House Surgeon in 1886-1887 and then Assistant A

Born on May 24th, 1834, and educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital. He enjoyed the distinction of possessing the highest medical and surgical qualifications obtainable in the United Kingdom. He practised at 12 Frederick Place, Weymouth, and was Hon Physician to the County Hospital, Dorchester, a post

Born at Newcastle-upon-Tyne on October 1st, 1810, and came of a Northumbrian stock, both his father and mother being natives of Alwinton. He was educated at Witton-le-Wear, Durham, and in 1827 was apprenticed to T Leighton, Senior Surgeon at the Newcastle Infirmary, to whom £500 was paid as Embleton

The son of Henry Compton Law, of Allington, by the daughter of the Rev John Taylor, Chaplain in Ordinary to Queen Caroline. He was first articled to S S Varcombe, of Castle Cary, and in 1867 became a student at Guy's Hospital, where his contemporaries were Golding-Bird, Jacobson, Mahomed, and Pye-Sm

The son of Nicholas Littleton, a medical practitioner at Saltash, Cornwall. He was educated at University College, London. He graduated at the University of London with honours in anatomy, physiology, chemistry, medicine, and surgery. After qualifying he was for some time an Assistant Surgeon in the