Sir James Spence.

James spence medallist, 1980.

James Tanner spent much of his childhood abroad, in the baggage train of the British Army; when he was 9 years old the family returned to their home in east Devon and he began his schooling. He attended Marlborough College from 1934 to 1938 on a scholarship reserved for the sons of Army officers. Having specialised first in modern languages and then in mathematics and engineering, he found hims...

Sir Walter James Buchanan

Sir James Mackenzie

Based on a Dissertation read before the Royal Medical Society on Friday, 21st October 1960 Picture, if you can. a dark grim valley of smoke and chimneys, outlined by a ring of light appearing over the hills. In the streets a clatter of horses' hooves and wooden clogs. In a dingy room the oft repeated scene of a girl in labour surrounded by old women in shawls. The ubiquitous, anxious husband is...

Sir James Lancaster the Explorer.

The developing role of the naval surgeon has been studied extensively throughout time and many characters and events are well known in popular history. Commodore George Anson’s scurvy riddled voyage in 1740, the unprecedented health amongst Captain Cook’s South Sea Crews and Lord Admiral Nelson’s variety of war injuries to name but a few. One character has been largely overlooked to date. His r...

Sir James Paget (1814-1894).

Sir James Paget (Fig. 1) formed with William Fergusson (1808–1862) and Sir Benjamin Brodie (1783–1762) a triumvirate of surgical ‘greats’ in England in the nineteenth century w1x. Paget was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, and until 20 yr of age had not ventured further than a few miles from his birthplace. His father, Samuel, was a prosperous businessman who unfortunately went bankrup...