Kathleen Robinson was noted for her serenity, warm charm, wisdom and skill. These characteristics must have been largely inherited, but were nurtured in a happy family life that started on 25 May 1911 in Eccles, near Manchester. She was the third of five children, her father being a professional eng

Peter Sherratt Watson was a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist in the Hertfordshire area. He was born in Leicester on 6 May 1925. His father, John Robert Watson, was an accountant and his mother, Nellie Evelyn née Sherratt, a secretary. At Wyggeston Grammar School, Leicester, he was captain o

Flora Bridge was a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist serving the Southend area. She was born in Rochdale in 1906, where her father, John Hargreaves, was a commercial traveller selling flannel and clothing. Her mother, Flora, was a teacher. There were three children, Richard, Agnes and Flora,

Nigel Gardner was a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist in Exeter. He was born in Aldridge, Staffordshire on 16 February 1933, to Hedley and Mathilde Gardner. After leaving school, Nigel studied medicine at Birmingham University and St Thomas' Hospital, London, qualifying in 1956. After pos

Stanley Albert Seligman was a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at Luton and Dunstable Hospital. He was born in West Ham, Newham, London on 29 July 1927, the son of Isaac Seligman and Sarah Seligman née Goldberg. He was educated at Ilford County High School and went on to study medicine at U

Ali Shaaban was a professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at Cairo University. This is a draft obituary. If you have any information about this surgeon or are interested in writing this obituary, please email lives@rcseng.ac.uk

Geoffrey Chamberlain was professor and chairman of the department of obstetrics and gynaecology at St George's Hospital Medical School. He was born in Hove, Sussex, on 21 April 1930, the son of Albert Victor Chamberlain, secretary to the Lord Mayor of Cardiff, and Irene May Chamberlain née Price. He

Patrick Herbert Lyon Playfair was an obstetrician and gynaecologist in South Africa. He was born on 15 September 1903 in Hampshire. He gained his MRCS LRCP in 1928 and became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1933. He practised in South Africa. Outside medicine, his main interests were

David Knapman Williams, one of two children and the only son of Colin Knapman and Elsie Williams, was born on 8 December 1927. He was educated at the Royal Commercial Travellers' School and then went to St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College where he graduated in 1951. After a first resident appo

Brian Stephen Cox was educated at Christ's Hospital, Bristol, from where he gained entry to Cambridge, intending to study physics. He changed to medicine and in 1954 to St George's Hospital where he was one of the stalwarts of the rugby XV and the rowing VIII. He graduated MB BCh in 1957. After hous

David Gavin Millar graduated MB BS with honours at Durham University in 1952 and took the FRCS in 1959 and the MRCOG in 1962. Later he served on the Council of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. He was senior lecturer in the department of obstetrics and gynaecology of the Univers

Appacutty Sinnatamby qualified in medicine in Ceylon and became a medical officer in the Colonial Medical Service. He became a Fellow of the College in 1948 and lived in London for some years before returning to Colombo where he became Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Cey