Born in Port of Spain, Trinidad on 16 September 1901, Emmanuel Ciprian Amoroso was the third oldest of twelve children. He came from an exemplary Roman Catholic family. His father, Thomas Amoroso, had been a book-keeper on an estate in Trinidad and later owned estates of his own, until a slump in th

Edward Ambrose Allcock was born in Leicestershire in either 1918 or 1919. He first visited Australia while serving as a surgeon lieutenant in the Royal Navy during the second world war. After passing the fellowship of the college in 1955, he returned and settled in Melbourne becoming a general surge

Ambrose Wasunna was head of the department of surgery at the University of Nairobi and director of the programme on health technologies at the World Health Organization (WHO). He was born on 4 August 1938 in the village of Nyahera, Nyzana province, Kenya and attended Maseno High School and then Make

Ambrose Jolleys was born on 25 September 1919 in Ireleth, Westmoreland. He was educated at Urmston Grammar School, Manchester, and graduated MB ChB from Liverpool University in 1942. He was appointed a consultant in 1952, the first full-time paediatric surgeon in Manchester. He was a true pioneer

Ambrose King was born in Hackney on 19 April 1902, the second son of the owner of a steam laundry business in the East End of London. His mother was the eldest of the five daughters of an Irish immigrant, and had trained as a teacher. He was educated, along with Alfred Hitchcock and the future Cardi

Born in 1875 youngest son of Frederick Spong of Old Mauston House near Leeds, he was educated at Leeds and at the London Hospital. After qualification he was appointed house surgeon at Leeds General Infirmary. He served as civil surgeon with the South African Field Force during the Boer War, for

Born at Cirencester 12 November 1847 the third son and youngest child of Samuel Lediard, a solicitor, and Mary Croft Whatley, his wife. The Lediards were of the same family as Thomas Lediard, FRS, (1685-1743) the historian of Marlborough. H A Lediard entered Cheltenham College at Michaelmas term 186

Born in London on 10 April 1874 the fifth child and second son of John Theodore Rodocanachi, merchant, and Fanny Mavrogordato, his wife. He was educated at University College School, University College, and University College Hospital. He won an exhibition and the gold medal in organic chemistry at

Ambrose Stevens ('Steve') was born in Colombo, Ceylon, on 4 January 1906, the second son of William Stevens, a missionary. His early education was at the Grocers' Company School, Hackney, London, and at Breeks Memorial School, Ootacamund, South India. He then entered the London Hospital Medical Coll

Born in Chicago on 19 March 1883 son of Dr David W Graham (1843-1925), surgeon to the Presbyterian Hospital, and Ida Barnet Graham his wife, he was educated at Princeton and took his clinical training at Chicago, qualifying from Rush College in 1907. After holding resident posts at the Presbyterian

Born at Chichester on January 16th, 1803, the son of the Rev Moses Dodd, of Fordham, Essex. He was a pupil of Mr Lightford, of Oxford Street, and while there suffered from a serious inflammatory illness, the nature of which was not diagnosed. He became in time a student at Guy's Hospital, and was ev

Ambrose Edgar Woodall was born in Eccles, Lancashire on 24 April 1885, the second son of the Reverend Samuel Russell Woodall, a Primitive Methodist minister. He was educated at Manchester Central High School and having won a science scholarship from Lancashire County Council, he became a student of