Pesi Bharucha was chief of surgery at the Tata Main Hospital, Jamshedpur, Bihar, India. He studied medicine at Grant Medical College, Bombay and qualified in 1944. He initially trained as an obstetrician and gynaecologist, but then went to the UK shortly after Indian Independence to train in gen

John Webb, a consultant general and endocrine surgeon for the Bristol United Hospitals, was a masterly technical surgeon and pioneer cytologist. In an era when a lump in the breast presaged uncertain frozen section biopsy and mastectomy, Webb mastered fine needle aspiration and accurate diagnosis, s

Ian Hugh Arthur was a registrar in general surgery and orthopaedics at St. Albans City Hospital. He was born on 29 December 1957 and trained in medicine at London University and the Royal Free Hospital, graduating MB, BS in 1981. Initially a house physician and surgeon at the Royal Free, he j

The second son of J R Etherington-Smith, Recorder of Derby and a bencher of the Inner Temple, his mother being a daughter of Sir Thomas Pears, KCB. He went to Repton in 1890 and left in 1893, without distinguishing himself apparently at work or at games. He entered Trinity College, Cambridge, in 189

Practised at Walthamstow. Was at one time Surgeon to the Wanstead Lying-in Charity and to the Boys' Mission School, Walthamstow; at the time of his death was Surgeon to the Girls' Mission School, Walthamstow, the Police of Walthamstow and Leyton, and the Foresters Society. He was a Fellow of the Lin

Educated at Guy's Hospital. He was Surgeon, and later Consulting Surgeon, to the Southwark Lying-in Charity. He practised at 166 Great Dover Street, Southwark, and at Acre House, Brixton, where he died on March 2nd, 1872. His photograph is in the College Album. Publications: "Case of Hydrocele of t

Born at Derby, the youngest son of a large family. At an early age he became a pupil of Messrs T and H Lomas, of Belper, a firm which, for fifty years, turned out a succession of energetic and well-trained practitioners. He finished his education at University College Hospital, and in 1840 began to

Resided and practised at 241 City Road, EC, and died there on December 10th, 1870.

The eldest of the six sons and two daughters born to Commander Robert John Fayrer, RN, and Agnes, his wife. One of his brothers was Sir Joseph Fayrer, Bart (qv). George Fayrer was educated at Guy's Hospital, and practised for a short time at Barking in Essex. He moved to Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshir

Born at Curdridge, Hants, on February 11th, 1837. He joined the Army Medical Service as Assistant Surgeon, Staff, on January 19th, 1860, and on the same date as Surgeon (Army Medical Department). He was promoted Surgeon Major on April 1st, 1875. On March 9th, 1867, he joined the Royal Artillery, and

Born at Hull, the son of Henry Farbstein, MRCS, of that town, and of Mrs Farbstein, a daughter of Mr Berkowitz of Gravesend. He was educated at University College and Hospital, London, which he entered in 1904, and where he obtained three Gold Medals - the Liston Gold Medals for Surgery and Midwifer

Born at Cambridge, the eldest son of William Farish, Jacksonian Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy in the University. His father was Senior Wrangler in 1778 and was repeatedly a Moderator in the Mathematical Tripos; his predilection for physics and his mathematical ability was inherite