Born in Surbiton in 1907 the eldest son of Dr Harry Cooper, a general practitioner, he was educated at Rugby and Oriel College, Oxford, completing his medical studies at Guy's Hospital, whence he qualified in 1932. He became resident surgical officer at Ancoat's Hospital, Manchester, but after ta

Educated at the Leeds Medical School, he took first-class honours in medicine and was awarded the McGill scholarship in surgery 1902. After holding resident posts at the General Infirmary, Leeds, he was appointed assistant surgeon and subsequently surgeon. He also lectured in clinical surgery at the

Born on 10 January 1870, he was educated at the London Hospital and qualified in 1901 when he was 31. He won a surgical scholarship (1901) and served as house surgeon to Sir Frederick Treves and Jonathan Hutchinson junior at the London, and then was resident medical officer at the West Ham Hospital,

Born at Rawalpindi, India, on 20 January 1874, the fourth child and fourth son of Major Legh Richmond Battye, Indian Army, and Margaret Moffat, his wife. He was educated at Redland Hill House School, Bristol, and Combe Down School, Bath, and at University College, London, where he won an entrance ex

Born on 23 May 1858, the second child and eldest son of Charles Robert Larkin, surgeon, and Hannah Pugh, his wife. He was educated at a private school at Sheerness and at the Liverpool Medical School. Larkin qualified as LSA in 1884 and MRCS in 1885. He returned to Liverpool as demonstrator in physi

Born 18 December 1894 at Witfoot, Middelburg, Transvaal, South Africa, the third of the three sons of Henry Laver, merchant of Middelburg, and his wife, nee Hardiman. Both parents came originally from Southampton. He was educated at Middelburg, at the Bedford Modern School in England, and at Guy's H

Born at St Albans, Herts, 18 June 1903, the second child and only son of F T W Cubitt, grain merchant and Jessie S Sanderson his wife. He was educated at St George's School, Harpenden, and graduated BA from Wadham College, Oxford, after gaining a second class in physiology in the natural science sch

Born 11 June 1870 at Paringa sheep station, Murray River, South Australia, son of James Francis Cudmore and Margaret Bridge, his wife. He was educated at St Peter's College, Whinham, and Adelaide University, where he qualified in 1894. Coming to England he worked at the London Hospital under Sir Fre

Edward Hamilton Paterson was medical director and medical planning director of the United Christian Medical Service, Hong Kong. He was born on 5 August 1920 in Lushan in Jiangxi province, China. His great-grandfather had four sons, all of whom became ministers. His father, James Lee Hamilton, the fi

Nothing is known of the career of Satyapriya Ghosh. She qualified in Calcutta in 1914 and attended the London School of Medicine for Women. Having passed the Conjoint Diploma in 1917 she became a Fellow of the College in 1921 and returned to Calcutta where it is thought that she spent the rest of he

William Taylor was a surgeon who lived and worked in Sydney, Australia. He was born on 28 February 1914 and gained his FRCS in 1955.

Edward Harold Walter Gifford was the son of Algernon Charles Gifford, a school- teacher and astronomer, and of Susie Gifford (née Jones). He was born at Wellington, New Zealand, on 26 May 1909 and educated at Roseneath Primary School and Wellington College where he was deputy head prefect, played in