Herbert Naughton Baylis was a consultant ENT surgeon at the Salford group of hospitals. He was born in Glasgow on 20 January 1925, the son of Herbert Ledbrooke Baylis, an engineer, and Winifred Louise Buchanan. He was educated at Dame Alice Owen's School, Islington, and the London Hospital. After ju

Sankar Panikkar was born in Manchester in 1924 and educated at Manchester Grammar School and the University of Manchester, qualifying in 1948. After house appointments he joined the Royal Army Medical Corps with a National Service Commission in 1949 and served as medical officer in the Parachute Reg

Born in 1920 the second son of W H Trethowan, his elder brother, another W H Trethowan (FRCP), is Professor of Psychiatry at Birmingham University, his maternal great-uncle, HE Durham, and his father before him, A E Durham, were all Fellows of the College and at Guy's Hospital. He was educated at Th

Henry Forster was born in December 1888 and received his early education at Ashaw College, Durham, and St Francis Xavier's College, Liverpool. He studied medicine at Liverpool University and graduated with honours in 1912. Before this he had obtained his MSc degree for his work with Sherrington in t

Donald Harrison was a leading ear, nose and throat surgeon who campaigned against chewing tobacco. He was born in Portsmouth on 9 March 1925, the son of Frederick William Rees Harrison OBE JP, the principal of the College of Technology for Monmouthshire, and Florence Norris. He was educated at Newpo