Practised at Southport, Lancashire, where he died on July 2nd, 1866.

Educated at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and practised at 40 Edgware Road and at 9 Oxford Square, W. He was Surgeon to the Western General Dispensary, where he was succeeded by his son Edgar Barker jnr, MRCS.

Lord Smith was one of our great presidents. Successive holders of that office have faced many and various challenges, but by any measure the confrontation between the Labour government and the BMA from 1974 to 1975 was a major crisis that threatened the future of consultant practice. Rodney Smith, a

Educated at the London Hospital. Practised at Worthing, where he was Medical Officer to the Infirmary and did much to bring the place into repute as a health resort. He was a Fellow of the British Meteorological Society. He lived at 18 The Steyne, Worthing, and died there on March 24th, 1868. Publi

The youngest of the three children of Augustus Barker, a surgeon practising in Westminster, who married Sarah Anne Wilder at St Anne’s Church, Westminster, on May 8th, 1806. His father was the Rev W H Barker, of Carmarthen. W R H Barker was born on October 17th, 1810, and, his parents dying whilst

Was at one time Surgeon to the City Police, Manchester. He was a member of the British Medical Association and of the Manchester Ethical Society. Practised at 21 Shakspere Street, Stockport Road, and 46 Ogden Street, Pinmill Brow, Ardwick, Manchester, and died on February 28th, 1867.

Was a student at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, where he won many honours and prizes, including the Lawrence Scholarship and Gold Medal. He held for some years the post of House Surgeon at Tunbridge Wells Infirmary. In 1848 he became the Resident Apothecary at Westminster Hospital, combining in an eleme

Born in Jan, 1868, at Highbury, in the north of London, the son of James Barnard, engraver and designer in precious metals, and a great-nephew on his father’s side of Michael Faraday. After attending school in the neighbourhood he and his brother were sent three months before his sixteenth birthday

Was at one period Assistant Staff Surgeon in the Army. His death occurred on December 19th, 1855, at Downham, Norfolk, after a few hours' illness. It has been impossible to trace any relationship to the family of William and John Hunter.

Educated at St George's Hospital. He succeeded in 1815 to the practice of his father, long well known, at Margate. For many years he was the leading practitioner in the Isle of Thanet, and was intimately associated with sanitary improvements at Margate. He was JP and Alderman for the Cinque Ports, f

Practised in Upper Street, Islington, and then at Greenhithe, Kent. He died at Greenhithe on Jan 3rd, 1859. His death had previously been reported at the College on May 28th, 1855.

Born in Lincolnshire; entered St Bartholomew's Hospital in 1871 and distinguished himself there, gaining the Foster Prize in 1872, being Brackenbury Medical Scholar in 1875, and Kirkes' Scholar and Gold Medallist. He was House Surgeon to G W Callender (qv) in 1875 and House Physician to Reginald Sou