Received his professional training at the London Hospital and was the sixth John Barker in direct succession who practised at Coleshill, near Birmingham. One of these, a John Barker (1708-1748?) published a controversial paper, printed at Salisbury in 1743, "On the Nature, Cause and Cure of the Pres

Born at Dunstable, and at the age of 14 was apprenticed to Mr Harris, a surgeon in Birmingham, with whom he lived for four years during his apprenticeship, and for a subsequent two years attending the Birmingham General Hospital and also the Snow Hill School of Medicine. At the age of 20 he proceede

Was a student at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, where he won many honours and prizes, including the Lawrence Scholarship and Gold Medal. He held for some years the post of House Surgeon at Tunbridge Wells Infirmary. In 1848 he became the Resident Apothecary at Westminster Hospital, combining in an eleme

Educated at King's College, London, and the Middlesex Hospital. He practised at Welford, Northamptonshire, where he died on March 20th, 1868. Publications: "Case of Caesarean Operation and the Resulting Correspondence." - *Prov. Med. and Surg. Jour.*, 1844, 382, 480, 543. "Strangulated Femoral Hern

Studied at University College Hospital, London, and practised successively at Tamerton-Foliot, Devonshire; by 1855 at 14 Westbourne Terrace Road, London, when he was Surgeon to the Marylebone Eye and Ear Institute, to the Westbourne Dispensary, and to the Female Temperance Home, Gloucester House. He

The son of a well-known Manchester paper-maker. He went to the Manchester Royal School of Medicine, and became Surgeon to the Manchester Royal Infirmary, to Cheetham College, and to the Manchester School for the Deaf and Dumb. For a quarter of a century he lectured on general anatomy and physiology

Educated at University College, London. He practised at West Butterwick, near Bawtry, Yorkshire, where he was Medical Officer of the Gainsborough Union. He then moved to West End Park, Harrogate, where he practised till the time of his death. He died on January 8th, 1889.

Born on September 18th, 1811, at Gibraltar, where his father, a military officer, was stationed. He used to say that for recurring fits when a younger man he had been bled from the arm twenty-five times in the course of a year, besides having some four dozen leeches applied, and had yet continued st

Educated at King's College and at St Bartholomew's Hospital, where he was House Surgeon. After qualifying he was elected House Surgeon to the Lincoln County Hospital on December 1st, 1838, and held the post for four years, after which he became partner with Messrs Hewson and Brook, and practised at

Educated at University College and Hospital, and practised at Newtown, Montgomeryshire, where he died on July 12th, 1872.

Studied at St George's Hospital, the University of Edinburgh, and Paris. He first practised as a physician at Newport, Shropshire: in 1855 during the Crimean War he was on the Medical Staff (1st Class) of the Forces at Scutari. He returned to London, where he was Physician to the Farringdon General

Educated at Guy's Hospital. He practised as a Surgeon at Great Yarmouth, where he was at one time Surgeon to the Hospital, and at first in partnership with Dr Bateman. After retiring from the Surgeoncy of the Hospital he became a member of the Committee. He was for many years a member of the Town Co