Sir Donald Acheson was Chief Medical Officer for England from 1983 to 1991, a period that included the rise of HIV infection and the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) crisis. He was born in Belfast on 17 September 1926, the son of Malcolm King Acheson, a doctor specialising in public health, an

Born at Nottingham in December, 1816, and received his preliminary education in Doncaster. He was then apprenticed to Mr Carrick, of Kensington, and proceeded, after serving his time, to St George's Hospital, where he became Assistant and afterwards House Surgeon under Brodie and Keate. From St Geor

Henry Nightingale was born in Kingston on Thames on 21 April 1880. His father, James, was a surveyor and his mother before marriage was Agnes Thrupp. He went to school at Kingston Grammar School from where he obtained a scholarship to King's College, London. Nightingale next gained a scholarship

John Alexander James was born on 21 May 1887 at Berry, New South Wales, and was educated at the Brisbane Grammar School, where he distinguished himself by becoming Captain of the School, and a member of the Rifle Shooting Team which was the first to win the Empire Competition. After graduating in me

Born at Edinburgh on 18 June 1883, the seventh child and fourth son of John Wilson, miller, and his wife, *née* Cameron. He was educated at Watson's School and the University of Edinburgh, where he graduated in 1905, proceeding MD with commendation in 1908 and in the same year taking the special cer

Born on 22 August 1923 at Milan in Italy, the second son of Asher Alhadef, a tobacco merchant, and his wife Jeannette Franses. He was educated at Bromsgrove School, Birmingham, and at Worcester College (1942-47) and the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, qualifying in 1947. He held resident posts at Notti

The son of William Taylor Tyson, for many years a medical practitioner in Folkestone. He was educated at Queen's College, Taunton, and at Guy's Hospital, where he was afterwards House Physician and Resident Obstetrician. In 1876 he set up in practice in Folkestone, though not in partnership with his

Duncan Gillard Churcher was born at Dunoon, Scotland, on 4 October 1894, one of six children of Dr Thomas Churcher, a medical missionary, and Margaret, née Robertson, an Edinburgh trained nurse. He was educated at the City of London School and obtained a scholarship to St Thomas's Hospital which he

Joe Siegenberg was a surgeon in British Columbia, Canada. He was born on 3 January 1927 in Johannesburg, South Africa, the son of Lewis (Lou) Siegenberg and Sarah Siegenberg née Bernstein. He was a self-starter, an individual who, even though he came from a challenging, difficult background, managed

Born on 15 August 1880 he was the son of Joseph Henry MD, LRCSI a general practitioner and part-time Medical Officer of Health for Rochdale 1879-1908; from his father he inherited a keen interest in industrial medicine. He was educated at Rossall School, Trinity College, Cambridge and St Thomas's Ho

Born on 12 December 1880 son of W R Hamilton, Indian Civil Service, he was educated at Tonbridge School and St Bartholomew's Hospital, where he won a prize in anatomy in 1902, and served as house physician and ophthalmic house surgeon. He played cricket and Rugby football for his school and hospital

Born on 30 April 1868 at Batley, Yorkshire, son of Canon Brian Christopherson, later Rector of Falmouth, Christopherson was educated at Newcastle-upon-Tyne Grammar School, Clifton College, Caius College, Cambridge and St Bartholomew's Hospital. After qualifying in 1893 he continued his studies at Vi