John Samuel Richardson was a former President of the General Medical Council and the British Medical Association who inadvertently played a key role in the resignation of Macmillan in 1963. The son of a solicitor, he was born on 16 June 1910 in Sheffield, where his grandfather had been Lord Mayor, M

Educated at Guy's Hospital, acted as Assistant to H S Powis at Clapham Common, and practised at Kingston-on-Thames in partnership with W S Roots. At the time of his death he was Consulting Physician to the Surbiton Cottage Hospital. He was a Fellow of the Microscopical Society, a member of the Patho

Came of a Swiss family and received his early education in arts and sciences at Lausanne, studying for his profession subsequently at Strasburg, Heidelberg, Geneva, Bâle, and St Thomas's Hospital. He was appointed Physician to the French Hospital and Dispensary, London, and was well known in medical

Born in London on January 30th, 1869, the son of Francis Wilson Lister and Elizabeth Wishart, only daughter of David Roy, of Glasgow. He was educated at the Haberdashers' Company's School, and received his professional training at Guy's Hospital, where he was House Surgeon in 1893-1894. He was Regis

The son of Nicholas Littleton, a medical practitioner at Saltash, Cornwall. He was educated at University College, London. He graduated at the University of London with honours in anatomy, physiology, chemistry, medicine, and surgery. After qualifying he was for some time an Assistant Surgeon in the

Born at Bosworth on December 15th, 1842, the eldest son of William Henry Power, MD, who was himself fifth in a medical line of descent. He was educated at University College, London, and was apprenticed to his father, who was a well-known and successful medical coach. He was then apprenticed to Fred

Educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital where he was apprenticed to Thomas Wheeler, Apothecary to the Hospital, and was House Surgeon to Abernethy, whose favourite pupil he became and with whom his friendship endured to the great surgeon's death. After qualifying Norton settled in London and soon gain

Born in London on October 24th, 1835, the third son of the Rev John Henry Smith, Vicar of Milverton, Warwickshire. One of his brothers was G Theyre Smith, the dramatist. He was educated at Leamington College, and received his professional training at University College, London, where he was a brilli

Born on August 17th, 1857, at Castle Donington, Leicestershire, the youngest son of John Smith, a surgeon of considerable repute during forty years at Castle Donington. He received his early education at Christ's Hospital, where he was distinguished both as a scholar and as an athlete. He won an ope

Born on 31 July 1862 at Madras, India, the third child and second but eldest surviving son of Samuel Brock, controller of public works accounts for Madras, and his wife Phoebe Parsons. He was educated at University College School, London and University College Hospital, where he won the Filliter exh

Born on 13 July 1867 at Thorner near Leeds, the third son and fourth child of Edward Walker Shaw, civil engineer, and Helen Hudson, his wife. The family moved to Australia and Batty Shaw received his early education at King's School, Balmain, New South Wales. Returning to England he studied at the Y

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