Born at Kendal, 18 October 1862, the fifth child of William Musgrove, draper, and Ruth Stramon, his wife. He was educated at Edinburgh, where he was house surgeon to John Chiene at the Royal Infirmary and demonstrator of anatomy under Sir William Turner at the University. In 1896 he was appointed le

Born 9 July 1859 at Forest Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, son of the Rev James Samuel Blair, vicar of Killingworth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and his wife, *née* Buxton. He was educated at Durham School and having won a university scholarship in 1878 entered the University of Durham College of Medicine, Newc

Born at Redruth, the son of John Permewan and Jane Permewan née Thomas. Both his father and his older brother Arthur Edward Permewan were medical practitioners. He studied at University College Hospital, and was then Resident Surgeon to the Miners’ Hospital, Redruth. In 1887 he went to Liverpoo

Born in London on 25 November 1862, the third child and second son of James Hudson Taylor (1832-1900), MRCS, and his wife, *née* Dyer. J H Taylor founded and for long directed the China Inland Mission, with which his son Frederick was later associated for fifty-seven years; his life was written by t

Born 23 January 1866 at Wincanton, Somerset, the second son of Samuel Deanesly, wine merchant, and his wife, *née* Dowding. He was educated at King's School, Bruton, Somerset, and at University College Hospital, where he was vice-president of the medical society and served as house surgeon, house ph

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

John McLachlan was born at Huntly in Aberdeenshire on 31 December 1856. He was of humble origin, his father being unknown and his mother in domestic service, and his name does not appear in the register of births at the Registrar General's record in Edinburgh. He received his early education at the

Born at Tidcombe Manor, Wilts, on 31 March 1861, the third of five sons of John Tanner, yeoman, of Poulton, Marlborough, and Marian Canning, his wife. He was educated at Clifton College from May 1873 to July 1878, at St Bartholomew's Hospital, and at the Durham School of Medicine, Newcastle-upon-Tyn

Born 14 September 1862, the fourth child and third son of D Brown, of Harrow Park, and his wife Anna Maria Charlotte Wright. He was educated at Harrow and at University College Hospital, where he was Filliter exhibitioner and Atchison scholar. He was a contemporary and life-long friend of John Rose

Born 30 January 1863 in London, the eighth of the nine children of Horatio Henry Flemming, owner and manager of a saddlery and harness business, and Julia Steggal, his wife. He was educated at University College School, London, passing at sixteen to University College Medical School, where he was un

Born on 5 May 1860, eldest son of Andrew Wynter, MD St Andrews 1853, and Mary Bramhall, his wife. His father was in general practice at Chiswick and Brompton; from 1855 to 1861 he was editor of the *British Medical Journal*; he died on 12 May 1876, aged 56. Walter Wynter's brother Andrew, MRCS 1888,

Born 28 July 1859 at Fahan, Londonderry, Ireland, the seventh child of the five sons and three daughters of John Gibson Thomson of Ardrishaig, Argyllshire, civil engineer, a pupil of Thomas Telford, and his wife Catherine, a daughter of John Sinclair of Lochaline House, Morven, Sound of Mull. Mrs J