Born 30 October 1857 at Penyfai, Bridgend, Glamorgan the fifth of the six sons and tenth of the twelve children of Griffith Powell, farmer, and Ann Jenkins, his wife. He was educated privately at Bridgend and at Mumbles near Swansea, and took his medical training at the Westminster Hospital. He won

Born on 16 September 1903 at Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, the elder of the twin sons of Harold Ernest Watkins, MRCS, LRCP, medical officer of health for Newton-in-Makerfield, Lancs, and his wife, *née* Smith. He was educated at Oundle School, Northants, at the Manchester University, and at St Thom

Dorothy Knott was born on 15 April 1914. Educated at St Felix School, Southwold and the London School of Medicine for Women she graduated in 1939. After holding resident appointments at the Three Counties Hospital, Arlesley, which was linked with the Royal Free Hospital under the Emergency Medical S

The son of William Teevan, who practised in Bryanston Square, and nephew of James Teevan (qv), who died a day or two before the subject of this memoir. Teevan was educated at University College Hospital, entering it in 1854 after completing his ordinary education at the College. He became House Sur

Born at Framlingham, Suffolk, on August 6th, 1820, the only son of Henry Thompson, a tradesman who kept the village shop, by his wife Susannah, daughter of Samuel Medley (1769-1857), the artist who painted the portrait group of the founders of the Medical Society of London, and was one of the founde

Born in London on 12 May 1898 the son of Marriott Edwin Nicholls he was educated at the City of London School, Clare College, Cambridge and St George's Hospital, London. His undergraduate studies were interrupted by the first world war, during which he enlisted with the Royal Fusiliers at the age of

Born on 16 August 1876 and brought up in South Africa, he was educated at Westminster School and St Thomas's Hospital where he had an outstanding career as a student. After qualifying in 1900 with the Conjoint Diploma he served as assistant house surgeon and house surgeon. In 1902 he graduated MB BS

Born in Hampstead on 6 June 1882 the son of William James Walker, he was educated at the Leys School and Caius College, Cambridge, where he took first-class honours in the Natural Science Tripos in 1904. He had his clinical training at St Bartholomew's Hospital, where he was assistant editor of the

Born 17 September 1879 at Sydney, New South Wales, the eldest son of Eben MacDonald, banker, and his wife Elizabeth Gray. He was educated privately and at St John's College, Cambridge, taking second-class honours in the Natural Sciences Tripos, part 1, 1902. He then entered St Thomas's Hospital, whe

Educated at University College Hospital Medical School, where he won a university scholarship in physiology when he qualified in 1907 and the Atkinson Morley surgical scholarship in 1908. After holding resident posts at University College Hospital and St Peter's Hospital for Stone he was elected to

Born on 7 February 1895 at Altona, Stillorgan, Co Dublin, eldest son of John Harris McCrea, merchant, and Jeannette Seale, his wife. He was educated at Wycliff College, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, and at Trinity College, Dublin, where he graduated with a brilliant academic record in 1917, proceedin

Joseph Brownlee was of Irish descent; his father, J J Brownlee, who died in 1928, came from Northern Ireland and was one of the earliest doctors in Christchurch; his mother's maiden name was McKee. Brownlee received his early education at Waitaki Boys High School; he kept a great interest in his