Born on 30 May 1871 at Hampstead, where his father was in practice at 1 Abercrombie Villas, Rosslyn Hill. He was the thirteenth child of William Henry Cook, MD, MRCS, medical officer for Hampstead parish, and his wife, Harriet Bickersteth. He was educated at St Paul's School and University College H

Born at Leeds on 10 November 1870, the second child and second son of Thomas Arthur Sowry and Elizabeth Stead, his wife. He was educated at the Leeds Grammar School and the Yorkshire University, Leeds, where he won the Akroyd scholarship. He then entered St Bartholomew's Hospital, and acted as clini

Born 28 December 1870 at Cwmmarch, Llandyssul, Cardiganshire, the eldest son of Griffith Thomas, FRCVS, and Jane Jenkins, his wife. He was educated at Cilian Park School near Aberayron, Cardiganshire, at the Newquay Grammar School, Cardiganshire, and at University College, Aberystwyth. He entered th

Harry Guy Dain was born at Birmingham on 5 November 1870, and was educated at King Edward's Grammar School, and Josiah Mason's College (the medical department of Queen's College, Birmingham) qualifying with the Conjoint Diploma in 1893, and taking the London MB in 1894. After junior hospital appoint

Born 1870 at St Arnaud, Mornington peninsula, Victoria, Australia, son of the Rev Ralph Brown, he was educated at Toorak College and at Queen's College, Melbourne University. He won several scholarships, graduating in medicine and surgery in 1892 with the Beaney scholarship and the first place in su

Born 11 October 1870 at Islington, the ninth child and third son of George Home, tutor, and Helen Olivia Lucette his wife. He was educated at the City of London School and St Thomas's Hospital Medical School, where he won the Bristowe medal in pathology and became assistant in the pathological labor

Born at Brixton, London on 25 July 1872, the second son and youngest child of Sextus Dyball, architect and surveyor, and Elizabeth Ledger his wife. He entered Merchant Taylor's School, then in Charterhouse Square, in January 1883, won the hurdles, played in the school XV 1889-90, rose to the Prompte

Born 8 August 1868 at Partney, Lincolnshire the eighth child and fourth son of the Rev Robert Giles and his wife, *née* Laurent. He was educated at Christ's Hospital (the Bluecoat School), entering the junior school at Hertford and being afterwards moved to the senior school in London, when the Rev

Born 8 November 1867 at 15 Sheffield Gardens, Kensington, the eldest surviving son of Alfred Pizzey Newton and Jessie Wylie, his wife. His father (1830-83) was a well-known landscape painter, of whom there is an account with a portrait in *The Illustrated London News*, 27 October 1883, p. 405. The a

Born at Barrowford, Lancashire on 14 February 1869 Every-Clayton studied medicine at Guy's Hospital, graduated MB BS with first-class honours in 1895 and took the MD and FRCS in 1896. After appointments as house physician and obstetric medical officer at Guy's and clinical assistant at the London

Born 3 November 1871 at 8 Bonner's Lane, Bethnal Green, the second child of Edwin Josiah Toye, chemist, and Jane Buggel, his wife. He entered St Bartholomew's Hospital in 1890, where he had a brilliant career. He won the junior and the senior scholarships, and was ophthalmic house surgeon under Henr

Born 2 May 1868 at Bradford, Yorks, the eldest son of Henry James Cooke, a wool merchant of Summerfield, Ilkley. He was educated at Giggleswick School and matriculated from New College, Oxford, graduating with second-class honours in chemistry in the final school of natural science. He then acted fo