O.B.E., M.D., D.P.H., Metropolitan Borough of Saint Pancras, 1844 - 1959. Worked in the polio field.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Dr. Dennis Geffen
Commemorated ati
Dennis Geffen
The Geffen Public Health Annexe. Dennis Geffen O.B.E., M.D., D.P.H., Metropo...
Other Subjects
Margaret Pyke Centre
One of the first family planning clinics, founded in 1968 in Charlotte Street, by Jean Medawar and David Pyke.
Sir Henry Wellcome
Born Wisconsin, USA, moved to London in 1880 for business reasons. Pharmacist, founder of the Wellcome Trust and Foundation. His collection of books & artefacts relating to the history of medic...
Person, Benefactor, Industry, Medicine, Museums / Libraries, USA
William Harvey
Born at Folkestone, Kent. Discovered and proved the circulation of the blood.
Dr. Ernest Jones
Born south Wales. Pioneer psychoanalyst, follower of Sigmund Freud.
Bagnigge House
The house was built on the site of the, supposedly holy, Bagnigge Wells (mineral springs) in 1678. Nell Gwynne was supposed to have lived in this house. The picture shows the house c. 1790. In th...
Previously viewed
Police bricks
EC1, Myddelton Passage
Brought to our attention by View from the Mirror which has a very good, thorough post about these strange bricks. The graffiti is appare...
Billy Fury
NW8, Cavendish Avenue, 1
July 2017: Imgur has a photo showing this plaque replaced with a photo of Fury on a sheet of A4 paper, so we've marked the plaque as lost...