Born on 24 October 1886 at Barnsley, Yorkshire, the sixth child and fifth son of Charles Robinson, timber merchant, and Emma Naylor, his wife. He was educated at Barnsley High School, the Leeds Medical School, and St Bartholomew's Hospital. After serving as house surgeon at the Leeds General Infirma

Born 23 December 1859 at Croft House, Stanhope in Weardale, Durham, the son of Richardson Robinson, the local builder, and his wife, who was of Scotch descent and Huguenot extraction. Educated at the Barrington Village School and at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Modern School, he entered the University of

Albert Boswell Nutt was born in Sheffield on 7 July 1898, the only son of Ernest Smith Nutt. He had the essential virtue of humility, particularly in his approach to the treatment of his patients, following the classical tradition of relating their ophthalmological state to the whole body condition.

Born at Bath on 3 August 1869, the only son of Cyril J Wood, journalist, and his wife, *née* Candy. Educated at Bath and at the University of Bristol, his main interests were devoted at first to pathology but, influenced by F Richardson Cross, he soon turned to ophthalmology. He was appointed surgeo

Born on 16 February 1869 at The Priory, Holbeach, Lincolnshire, the eldest son and first child of Thomas Mordaunt Worth and Frances Charlotte Alley, his wife. He was educated at Bedford School and at St Bartholomew's Hospital. From 1893 to 1897 his address was at Sutton Bridge, but his time was spen

Born on 21 April 1874, the fourth child and second son of John Worton, who was in the wine trade, and his wife, *née* McCormick. He was educated at Allan Glen's School and at the University of Glasgow. He then acted as assistant dispensary surgeon to the Royal Sick Children's Hospital, Glasgow, and

Born in Australia in 1887 he completed his education in England by going up to Caius College, Cambridge and, then, for his clinical training to St Bartholomew's Hospital where he qualified with the Conjoint Diploma in 1913 and held a house appointment as resident anaesthetist. On the outbreak of

John Bookless was born on 5 March 1878 and received his education at Christ's College, Brecon, and Eastbourne College. In 1897 he went up to Trinity Hall, Cambridge with a mathematical scholarship, but after leaving the University he decided on a medical career and entered Guy's Hospital Medical Sch

Born on 19 March 1896 in London he was educated at William Ellis School, King's College, and the Westminster Hospital where he won a gold medal at graduation. Qualifying in the middle of the first world war, he was commissioned a Surgeon-Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and transferred to the Royal Flyi

After qualifying in New Zealand he worked as house surgeon in the Public Health Hospital, Dunedin and then in the Public Health Hospital, Wellington. Coming to England to obtain his Fellowship, for a time he was senior house surgeon at the Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital and later became consult

John Dermot Ainslie Common was a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary. He studied medicine at Westminster Hospital, where he qualified in 1971. Following his house appointment at the King Edward VII Hospital, Windsor, he went to Sierra Leone, where he worked on and wr

Douglas Arthur Langley was a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at the Royal Northern and Whittington hospitals in London. He was born on 18 April 1917 at Woolwich, London, to Arthur Langley, an Army officer, and Laura Elizabeth née Webber. He was educated at Cottingham College, Plumstead, and Woolwich C