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 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

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 Guy's Hospital and at Northampton. He practised at Northampton, and at the time of his death was Senior Physician of the Northampton General Infirmary, and Hon Consulting Physician of the Northampton Royal Dispensary. He died at Billing Road, Northampton, on July 21st, 1879. Publication

The eldest son of George Soltau, a nonconformist minister of Plymouth, and of his wife Grace Elizabeth Tapson, he was born at Myddleton Square, London, WC, on 21 March 1876. His father, who had been governor of Dr Barnado's Home in London, took charge of a mission church in Tasmania, and his son was

Born in Liverpool, 11 April 1878, the only son and eldest child of Henry Thompson, provision merchant and company director of Liverpool and Chester, and Elinor Julia Walker, his wife. He was educated at Arundel House School, Chester, where he was captain of both elevens. He won a high place in compe

Born at Patna, Bihar, he was educated at Bankipur College and Calcutta Medical College. After qualifying in Calcutta, he entered the Bengal Medical Service, but after some years he was granted study leave to come to England and attended St Bartholomew's Hospital. Having passed both the final Fellows

Educated at University College, London, where he was Obstetrical and Ophthalmic Assistant, and in Paris. He was connected for a long time with the Metropolitan Hospital, and became Consulting Physician. He was also at one time Physician to the North London Hospital for Consumption and to the Farring

Educated at the Webb Street Medical School and at St George's and St Thomas's Hospitals; first practised at Staines, Middlesex, then at 11 Westbourne Crescent as physician to the Royal Free Hospital; next at Winchester, where he was Physician to the County Infirmary. He died at St Leonards on April

The son of Dr William Prowse, and grandson of Dr James Prowse, who practised at Amersham, Bucks. He went to Amersham College, near Reading, then to the Liverpool School of Medicine, and after that to St Mary's Hospital, London, where he was Scholar in Anatomy. He was next House Surgeon at the Westmi

Born on 6 July 1871 elder son of W H Smith, a civil engineer at Chatham Naval dockyard, P M Smith was educated at Epsom College, as were his brother Sidney Maynard Smith FRCS, surgeon to St Mary's 1906-28, and son and at St Mary's. While practising as a children's physician he gained the Fellowship

Received his early professional education under William Travis, of Scarborough, remaining with him till he came of age. He afterwards attended the Medical Schools of Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals, and spent a short period in those of Paris. He began to practise in York at the age of 25, and was so