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 'Anatomy' which is a standard medical textbook to this day. Died at his home, 8 Wilton Street.
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Henry Gray
St George’s Hospital was established on this site in 1733 in a country home b...
George Frederic Still was born on 28 February 1868 in Holloway, Middlesex (now Greater London), the fourth of the eight children of George Still (1834-1885) and Eliza Still née Andrew (1834-1914). ...
Medical Scientist. Born as Sydney Arthur Monckton Copeman in the cathedral close, Norwich. He was a medical inspector in the Local Government Board (forerunner to the Ministry of Health), where Sir...
Set up when the entire medical staff of the Westminster Hospital resigned in a dispute concerning the new location for that hospital. St George's was established in Knightsbridge for the country ai...
Born at Folkestone, Kent. Discovered and proved the circulation of the blood.
