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

Sir Humphry Rolleston was a physician and a College of Physicians man. He was elected LRCP before the establishment of the Conjoint Board and was never an MRCS. But he was a constant friend of the College of Surgeons, a life-long and almost daily reader in the Library, to which he gave many books, a

The eldest son of George Soltau, a nonconformist minister of Plymouth, and of his wife Grace Elizabeth Tapson, he was born at Myddleton Square, London, WC, on 21 March 1876. His father, who had been governor of Dr Barnado's Home in London, took charge of a mission church in Tasmania, and his son was

He received his medical education at Queen's College, Birmingham, where he gained medals in anatomy, physiology, chemistry, midwifery, and materia medica, as well as the Radcliffe and Webster prizes. He then proceeded to University College, London, and won the Fellowes gold medal. At the University

Born in Liverpool, 11 April 1878, the only son and eldest child of Henry Thompson, provision merchant and company director of Liverpool and Chester, and Elinor Julia Walker, his wife. He was educated at Arundel House School, Chester, where he was captain of both elevens. He won a high place in compe

Received his early professional education under William Travis, of Scarborough, remaining with him till he came of age. He afterwards attended the Medical Schools of Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals, and spent a short period in those of Paris. He began to practise in York at the age of 25, and was so

Practised as a physician at Henllan Place, Denbigh, was Physician to the North Wales Asylum for the Insane and to the Rhyl Convalescent Institute, also Surgeon to the Denbighshire Infirmary and General Dispensary. In 1851 he was President of the North Wales Branch of the Provincial Medical and Surgi

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

Frederick Grant Banting, the discoverer of insulin, was born at Alliston, Ontario on 4 November 1891, fifth child and fourth son of William Thompson Banting, farmer, of Irish extraction, and Margaret Grant, his wife, of Scotch extraction. He was educated at Alliston High School and Toronto Universit

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 4 April 1852 at Eaton Socon, Huntingdonshire, the second son and third child of William Hobson, merchant, and Susan Ann Squire his wife. He was educated at Bedford School, where he was first prizeman, and at University College Hospital, where he won the gold medals for physiology, comparative a