Plarr’s Lives of the Fellows

Jack Magell was a consultant general surgeon at Blackburn Royal Infirmary and Accrington Victoria Hospital. He was greatly admired by his colleagues and his trainees were devoted to him for the support he provided and the good grounding he gave to them for their future careers. Jack’s father, Abra

The daughter of A W Claremont, JP. Her grandfather and many of her relations were members of the medical profession. She was educated at King Alfred School, Hampstead, and received her professional training at the London School of Medicine for Women, the Royal Free Hospital, and St George's Hospital

Born in Gloucester Terrace on June 1st, 1847, the only child of Benjamin Clark. His parents died when he was young and he was brought up by his grandfather, Andrew Clark, of Greenford Place, near Harrow. He was educated at Brighton College and afterwards at University College School. He entered the

Born in the north of Ireland and received a classical education at the Redemon Academy. In 1825 he qualified as a medical student by passing an examination in Greek and Latin at Apothecaries' Hall. He was apprenticed in 1826 to Dr Murray of Belfast, and later to Sir James Murray of Dublin, and under

Was for many years Physician to the Bank of Ireland and to the Dublin Metropolitan Police. In his practice he devoted considerable attention to phthisis, and was the author of several much-read works on this subject. He founded, or helped to found, several hospitals such as the Dublin Fever Hospital

The son of Dr J W Clarke, of Huddersfield, praised by Sir William Broadbent as "the best general practitioner he had ever met". He graduated from Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he had been a Foundation Scholar, and was 33rd Wrangler. He received his medical education at the University, and compl

The only son of the Rev William Wilcox Clarke, was born at North Wootton Rectory, near King's Lynn, Norfolk, on March 25th, 1850. His father was rector and squire of the parish, and became Inspector of Schools, Rural Dean of Lynn, and Honorary Canon of Norwich. His mother was Lillias Bruce, the daug

Educated at the London Hospital, and was at one time House Surgeon to the East Suffolk Hospital. He became a naval surgeon and served aboard a man-of-war in the West Indies during the prevalence of yellow fever in 1839. During the Crimean War he was from first to last on board HMS *Sidon* in the Bla

Was educated at Guy's Hospital, and practised at Fakenham, in Norfolk, where he was District Medical Officer of the Mitford and Launditch Union and, at the time of his death, of the Walsingham Union; he was also Inspecting Medical Officer of Pensioners and Recruits. He died at Fakenham on February 2

Born at Calcutta, the third son of William Fairlie Clarke, an officer in the Bengal Civil Service. He was educated at the High School, Edinburgh, and entered Rugby on September 29th, 1850. He matriculated from Christ Church, Oxford, on June 2nd, 1852; graduated BA in 1856; MB and MA in 1862, and MD

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