Dame Cicely Saunders established St Christopher's Hospice in London, which became the model for hundreds of other hospices. She was born in Barnet, Hertfordshire, on 22 June 1918, the daughter of Gordon Saunders, a domineering estate agent, and Mary Christian Wright. She was educated at Roedean and

John Samuel Richardson was a former President of the General Medical Council and the British Medical Association who inadvertently played a key role in the resignation of Macmillan in 1963. The son of a solicitor, he was born on 16 June 1910 in Sheffield, where his grandfather had been Lord Mayor, M

Educated at Guy's Hospital and at Northampton. He practised at Northampton, and at the time of his death was Senior Physician of the Northampton General Infirmary, and Hon Consulting Physician of the Northampton Royal Dispensary. He died at Billing Road, Northampton, on July 21st, 1879. Publication

As regional medical officer for Oxford Regional Health Authority Rosemary Rue pioneered part-time specialist medical training for women doctors. She was born in Essex on 14 June 1928, the daughter of Harry and Daisy Laurence. The family moved to London when she was five, and during the Blitz she was

Born on May 21st, 1848, in London. He was educated at University College and studied at Guy's Hospital. After holding a hospital appointment in Manchester and being threatened with tuberculosis, he acted for two years as Surgeon on board the Peninsular and Oriental Company's ships. On his return he

Born on December 28th, 1817, and at the time of his death was the eldest surviving son of William FitzPatrick, of Castle Dunow, Queen's County. He passed the preliminary examination of the Apothecaries' Hall of Ireland when he was 15 years old, and was then apprenticed to Mr Fraser, a well-known gen

Educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital where he was apprenticed to Thomas Wheeler, Apothecary to the Hospital, and was House Surgeon to Abernethy, whose favourite pupil he became and with whom his friendship endured to the great surgeon's death. After qualifying Norton settled in London and soon gain

Born at Caerphilly on December 6th, 1821, the son of a medical man who had an extensive country practice, which he conducted on horseback; he was proud of his stable, and his son had the advantage of an active outdoor life in his boyhood and after his apprenticeship to his father. William Edwards (1

Educated at Guy's Hospital, and practised for many years at 93 Denmark Hill, SE, where he was Surgeon to the Camberwell Provident Dispensary. He was a barrister of the Middle Temple, and towards the close of his life he moved to 27 Warwick Square, SW, and was appointed Physician to the National Hosp

Born at Whitechurch, Shropshire; began his scientific education at Owens College, Manchester, and his medical education at St Bartholomew's, where he entered after winning the open scholarship in 1881. He was throughout a most brilliant student. He was House Surgeon in 1886-1887 and then Assistant A

Born at Preston, and received his medical education at the Borough School and Guy's Hospital. He settled in general practice in Manchester in 1834, and in 1847, when an alarming and disastrous epidemic of typhus raged there, was the general superintendent of the extensive arrangements made for check

The fifth son of Robert Collum, MD, of the HEIC, who had been Staff Surgeon to Sir Charles Napier, and who afterwards practised as a physician in London. He retired first to Harmondsworth in Middlesex and then to Surbiton. A T Collum was educated at Epsom College, and entered Charing Cross Hospital