Like Keats Knight trained in medicine at Guy's Hospital. Knight failed to write any acclaimed odes but, unlike Keats, went on to work at Guy's throughout his career as a consultant physician with a special interest in chest diseases and breast cancer. A Keats fan, he was active in the Keats' Society at Guy's and promoted the idea of a Keats statue at the hospital.
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Dr Robert Knight
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Keats statue at Guy's Hospital
Unveiled by Andrew Motion, author of a Keats biography. The quotation comes ...
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Sir Harold Gillies
Pioneer plastic surgeon. Born Dunedin, New Zealand. Came to England as a student at Cambridge and qualified as a surgeon in 1910. The two world wars provided him with the inspiration (and the patie...
Henry Gray
Anatomist and surgeon. Born in Pimlico. In 1845 he became a student at St George's Hospital, and in 1852 was elected a fellow of the Royal Society. In 1858 he published the first edition of his 'An...
Ethel Gordon Fenwick
Click on ICN for information about the world's first international organisation for health professionals, which she co-founded.
Sir Hans Sloane
Physician, benefactor of the British Museum and an early benefactor to the Chelsea Physic Garden. Responsible for the addition of milk to chocolate to produce a palatable drink. Born Killyleagh, Ir...
Person, Benefactor, Medicine, Museums / Libraries, Race Issues, Science, Ireland
Lady Superintendent Alice Cross
Matron. Trained at St Bartholomew's Hospital. Appointed in 1879 to lead the nursing department at the Evelina Children's Hospital.