Born at Manchester, the fifth son of John George Adami by his wife Sarah Ann Ellis, daughter of Thomas Leech, of Urmston, Lancashire. His uncle, David John Leech (1840-1900), was Professor of Materia Medica and Therapeutics in the Victoria University, and Physician to the Manchester Royal Infirmary.

Born at Richmond, Surrey, 4 April 1863, the sixth child and fourth son of Thomas James Carless, contractor, and Jane Cullen Furze, his wife. He was educated at Carrington Lodge, Richmond, at King's College School, London, and at King's College, where he won the senior scholarship in 1885, and at Kin

Born 20 January 1875, the fourth child and third son of James Henry Howard, timber merchant, and Maria Dyer Field, his wife. He was educated at King's College School and at the London Hospital, with which he remained closely connected throughout his life. He was a scholar of the Hospital Medical Col

Born at Farnham, Surrey, the son of Benjamin May, an official of the Inland Revenue. He entered Sydenham College, then attached to the General Hospital, Birmingham, as a medical school in 1864. During 1870-73 he held the post of resident surgical officer, with supervision of all the surgical beds, a

Born in Hertfordshire in 1862 the son of George Swain, he was educated at Westminster Hospital Medical School, which he entered with a scholarship in 1879. He won the Chadwick and other prizes, and held the usual resident appointments. He went to Bristol as house surgeon at the Royal Infirmary, and

Born on 4 September 1880 eldest of the two sons and two daughters of Samuel Johnson (1846-99), Medical Officer of Health for Stoke-on-Trent and Julia his wife, daughter of James Webb. Mrs Johnson died only in 1931; her children had all adopted her maiden surname, Webb, before their father's name. Dr

The son of H Clayton Greene, of Liverpool, and grandson of Isaac Penny, of Liscard Manor, Cheshire. He was educated at Oundle and Rossall Schools and at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where he graduated with an ordinary degree. He obtained the Open University Scholarship with which he entered S

Born at Edinburgh 16 March 1853, the second son and second child of James Cathcart, wine merchant of Leith, and his wife, nee Weir. He was educated at Loretto School and took an arts course at the University of Edinburgh, where he graduated MA in 1873, and then began to study medicine. He acted as r

Born 6 September 1864 at 8 Clifford Street, London, W, the fourth child and eldest surviving son of Thomas W Cook, head of the tailoring firm of T W Cook and Sons, and Adelaide Walton, daughter of William Walton of Richmond, Surrey. He was educated at Charterhouse, Godalming (Bodeites and Hodsonites

Born at Tottenham on 28 May 1867, second son and fourth child of the Rev A R Abbott and his wife, née Bax. He was educated at Bruce Castle School in London and at St Thomas's Hospital. At the University of London he had a brilliant career as a student. He won the gold medal in anatomy and organic ch

He was born on 10 September 1874, son of John Barton Arundel Acland, Member of the Legislative Council of New Zealand and a barrister, and Emily Weddell Harper his wife, who was a daughter of the first Bishop of Christchurch, Primate of New Zealand. J B A Acland was the sixth son of Sir Thomas Dyke

Born at Auckland, New Zealand, 30 September 1875, the eldest child of Henry Charles Choyce, merchant, and Charlotte Milne, his wife. He was educated at the Auckland Grammar School and University, where he graduated BSc in 1896. He left New Zealand early in 1897 and entered the University of Edinburg