Born on 27 September 1858 at Little Chalfield, Wilts, the eldest son and first child of Walter Spencer, farmer, and his wife Mary Hulbert, of Lenton, Wilts. Educated at Weymouth College, he entered the medical school of St Bartholomew's Hospital in 1881 and soon made his name. He won the junior scho

Born in London 15 September 1863, the eldest child of Raymond Johnson and his wife Barbara Wells. He was educated at Argyll College, Holland Park and at University College, London, where he won an entrance exhibition in 1881. He took his clinical training at University College Hospital and during th