A.D. 131-200, Roman.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Galen of Pergamum
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Thomas Guy
Founder of Guy's Hospital. Born 7 Pritchard's Alley, Fair Street, Horsleydown. This is now the section of Tower Bridge Road between London City Mission and Tower Bridge Primary School. A bookselle...
Person, Benefactor, Medicine, Politics & Administration, Race Issues
Zepherina Veitch
Nurse and midwife. She trained at University College Hospital and at the British Lying-in Hospital. In 1868 she took charge of the surgical wards at King’s College Hospital, and a year later was a...
Organ donors
From 2013 Organ Donation news item: "In the last ten years, around 10,000 people have been honoured {with the St John award} and are estimated to have made more than 25,000 organ transplants possi...
Italian Hopsital, Queen Square
The Ospedale Italiano was founded by John Ortelli, to overcome the language problems encountered in other London hospitals. The hospital started in two houses he donated in Queen Square. These were...
Florence Nightingale
Nurse, statistician, author. Born in Italy (go on, guess which city) while her parents were on the grand tour. Her sister was born one year earlier in Naples, and named Frances Parthenope, the Gree...
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Diana Dors
Actor and singer. Born Diana Mary Fluck in Swindon. She was promoted as the English Marilyn Monroe, and at the age of 16, joined J. Arthur Rank's charm school appearing in many of his films. She at...
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