Born at Fowey, in Cornwall, where his father was rector. The family of Kempe living at Croysillack, Cornwall, traced back to 1423. His grandfather was a brother of Admiral Kempe. His two elder brothers were in orders, one becoming the Rector of Merton, North Devon, and Prebend of Exeter Cathedral, t

Practised in Norwich, where in 1850 he was elected Surgeon to the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital in the place of John Greene Crosse (qv) without having served as Assistant Surgeon. He resigned the post in 1872 and was elected Consulting Surgeon. He was also Consulting Surgeon to the Norwich Bethel Hos

The fourth son of John Webb, of Woodland Hill, Staffordshire, and afterwards of Dublin, by his wife, a daughter of Thomas Heath. He was born in Dublin on October 25th, 1772, and was appointed Assistant Surgeon March 17th, 1794; was promoted Regimental Surgeon on July 15th, 1795; Surgeon to the Force

Educated at Manchester, where he was at one time Physician's Assistant at the Royal Infirmary. He then practised at Springfield Terrace, Dewsbury, in partnership with John Sykes (qv). He was a Justice of the Peace for Dewsbury, Union Medical Officer, Surgeon to the Police, a Certifying Factory Surge

The son of a Welsh clergyman, probably one of the Radnorshire family. He studied at the united hospitals of Guy's and St Thomas's, where he was a pupil of Cline and a prime favourite of Sir Astley Cooper. After qualifying he practised in the East End of London, but his health giving way he removed i

Studied in Birmingham, London, and Paris. He practised at St Peter's Green, Bedford, was Coroner for the Borough, Surgeon to the Bedford Dispensary, Medical Assistant to the Royal Humane Society, Medical Officer of the Bedford, Biggleswade, and Woburn Unions, and at one time President of the South M

The son of R S Ryott, of Newbury. After going to the Newbury Grammar School, he studied at the London Hospital, where he was clinical gold medallist in surgery; medallist in jurisprudence and toxicology; prizeman in midwifery, chemistry, and materia medica. He practised at 16 Northbrook Street, Newb

Studied at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and the Manchester Infirmaries, at Westminster Hospital, and at the Hunterian School. He practised at Mulberry House, Great Eccleston, Garstang, Lancashire, where he was District Medical Officer of the Garstang Union. He was a Fellow of the London Obstetrical Socie

Born 19 February 1839 at Waterside North, Lincoln, the son of William Henry Brook, who had come to Lincoln County Hospital as a house surgeon and had married Miss Winn, the only daughter of John Winn, a brewer in the town. Charles Brook was educated privately at a school kept by Miss Richards, first

Born at Dalry, Ayrshire on 25 March 1872, the fifth son and ninth youngest child of Andrew Blair Aitken and his wife Jane Young. He was educated at the Ayrshire Academy, Ayr, and at Glasgow University where he graduated in 1893. After holding resident appointments at Oldham Infirmary and the Wirral

Born at Kibworth in October, 1834, the son of John Marriott, MRCS, who practised at Kibworth for fifty-five years, while his grandfather practised there for over fifty years. He went to Uppingham School and was then a pupil of Henry Terry (qv), Surgeon to Northampton Hospital. After three years' app

The son of Edward Jobson, of Elswick, was apprenticed to his uncle, Dr Frost, of Newcastle, and next served as apprentice assistant to Dr Leighton, of Newcastle, whose pupil at that time was Dennis Embleton. He then studied at Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals, and having qualified distinguished himse