The son of William Poland, of Blackheath; born in London and educated at Highgate, in Paris, and at Frankfort. In 1839 he became an articled pupil to Aston Key, and thus enjoyed advantages of the favoured class of students at Guy's Hospital. After qualifying he became Demonstrator of Anatomy, Assist

Came of an old Devonshire family. An ancestor, Sir Hugh Pollard, had purchased Torre Abbey at the Dissolution of the Monasteries. William was apprenticed to his uncle, W H Pollard, who was in practice at Torquay, and as M F H well known in the hunting field. In 1841 he entered St Bartholomew's Hospi

Born in India, the second son of Field-Marshal Sir George Pollock, Bart, GCB, GCSI, who in turn was the youngest son of David Pollock, of Charing Cross, saddler to George III, and had married in 1810 his first wife, Frances Webbe, daughter of T Barclay, Sheriff of Tain. George David Pollock's two un

Educated at St Bartholomew's and St George's Hospitals. He practised at 7 Bath Place, Kensington, in partnership with William James Turner, MRCS, and at one time was Surgeon to the Dispensary. He removed to Oak Lodge, Prince's Road, Wimbledon Park, and died there on August 15th, 1892.

Educated in Edinburgh and at St George's Hospital. He practised at 26 Hatton Garden, London, and died at Rose Hill Cottage, Hornsey, on November 26th, 1881.

Born at Hollingworth, Cheshire, in the Longdendale Valley, where his father had settled in medical practice whilst the railway, which became the Great Central Railway, was being made, and had gathered a large and wide country practice. Pomfret went to Marlborough School, and then to Owens College Me

Joined the Army as a Regimental Surgeon's Mate on October 10th, 1794, gazetted Assistant Surgeon to the 17th Foot, June 16th, 1798, and saw service in Holland in 1799. On October 16th, 1800, he was transferred to the 16th Dragoons, and on July 9th, 1803, was promoted Surgeon in the 16th Battalion of

After matriculating at the University of Bonn, studied at St Bartholomew's Hospital, and practised at 1 Raglan Circus, Weston-super-Mare, where he was Surgeon to the West of England Sanatorium. He was a voluminous writer on antiquarian, archaeological, and medical subjects, including medical folklor

Born at Tring, Hertfordshire, the only son of Edward Pope, MRCS, in practice there. He went to school at Haileybury, and then studied medicine at Liverpool and was Resident Clinical Assistant to Edward Bickersteth (qv) at the Royal Infirmary. He passed to University College Hospital, was for a year

Educated at University College Hospital, and practised at Bradford, Yorkshire, where he was Surgeon to the Bradford Infirmary and a Certifying Factory Surgeon. He died on July 25th, 1882.

The eldest son of John Porter, of Sheffield; educated at University College, Sheffield, and in Paris. At Sheffield he was a pupil of Henry Thomas. He settled in practice there and in 1848 became Thomas's partner, but the partnership was dissolved in about two years' time owing to the retirement of T

Born 25 March 1886 at Blackford, Perthshire, the third child and second son of John Lawson, banker, and Lillias J Sharp, his wife. He went to school at Crieff Academy and then entered Edinburgh University, where he graduated in arts and later took first-class honours in medicine. He served as house