Alexander Gerald McFarlane was a lecturer in anatomy at Edinburgh University Medical School. He was born on 14 October 1955 in London. He studied medicine at Westminster Hospital Medical School, qualifying in 1978. Prior to his post at Edinburgh University, he was an orthopaedic registrar at Dund

John Joseph Pritchard was born in Adelaide, South Australia, in 1916. He was educated at St Peter's College and at the University of Adelaide, where he graduated in 1934 with the BSc in medical science and mathematics. The same year he obtained the Primary Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons

Joseph Mendel Yoffey was a professor of anatomy at the University of Bristol and a pioneering investigator into lymphoid tissues and bone marrow. He was born in Manchester in 1902 into an orthodox Jewish family and was educated at Manchester Grammar School. He went on to study medicine at Manchester

Born on 11 November 1906, George Mitchell studied medicine at Aberdeen University, where he qualified in 1929. He was for a time surgeon in the Scottish Highlands, but then took up anatomy. During the second world war he served in the RAMC in North Africa, the Middle East and Europe, finally reachin

'Tom' Morris was born in 1899 at Adelaide, where he started to read medicine, but interrupted his studies to enlist during the first world war, narrowly surviving the Spanish 'flu epidemic in 1918 aboard a troopship. After the war he came to England to follow in his father's footsteps at St Thomas's

One of the leading anatomists of her day, Ruth Bowden was born in India on 21 February 1915. Her father was a missionary, and her aunt, Edith Brown, had founded the Christian Medical College in Ludhiana, Punjab. As was usual, Ruth was sent back to England at the age of eight to be educated and to av

Born in 1879 the son of Dr George Robert Gowland, LRCP, LRCS, LM, Edinburgh 1874. He was educated at Manchester Grammar School, Owens College and Manchester Medical School, where he won a gold medal in anatomy, and qualified through London University in 1903 with first-class honours in obstetrics an

Ronald Green was born on 1 August 1895, the son of Frank Green and Christiana Swanson. He was educated first at University College and then at University College Hospital, qualifying in 1918. He at once showed an interest in anatomy and became first demonstrator in anatomy at University College and

Born at Newcastle-upon-Tyne on 8 September 1900 son of C Whillis he was educated at Carlisle Grammar School and Newcastle Medical School, where he graduated with first-class honours and was awarded the Philipson scholarship; he served as demonstrator and then lecturer in anatomy. Whillis was appoint

John Harris was a well-known anatomist who became professor at the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine: he was appointed to the chair on the retirement of Ruth Bowden. It is possible that he had contemplated a career in obstetrics and gynaecology in his early years and was very much a clinical an

Sita Achaya qualified MB BS Madras in 1940 and later moved on to take the DGO and MS after winning 19 gold medals in the course of her studies. An Indian government scholarship enabled her to come to England and take her Fellowship in 1947. A house surgeon's position at Hammersmith was followed by a

Professor Peter Williams was an outstanding anatomist who was known and respected world-wide for the editing and revision of *Gray's Anatomy*. He was born on 11 November 1926 at Caerleon in Gwent, the elder son of Jack Williams, a Welsh education and child-welfare officer. His father, who held st