John Abernethy (1764-1831), the celebrated surgeon and lecturer on anatomy, became the founder of the distinguished school of surgery and anatomy at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London.
Sir Astley Cooper (1768-1841) was the first surgeon to tie the abdominal aorta.
Sir Benjamin Brodie (1783-1862) was an anatomist and physiologist, as well as a distinguished surgeon.
Abraham Colles, M.D. (1773-1843), was an eminent Dublin surgeon, the author of a work on Surgical Anatomy, who has given his name to the fracture of the radius at the wrist.
John Burns, M.D. (1775-1850), was a teacher of surgery and midwifery at Glasgow. His world-wide reputation was gained for him by his Principles of Midwifery.
James Wardrop (1782-1869) was the author of a well-known treatise on the pathology of the human eye.
Benjamin Travers (1783-1858) was celebrated for his theory of “Constitutional Irritation.”
Liston (1794-1847) was famous for his resections of the elbow and other joints.
Sir Wm. Laurence (1783-1867) was one of the greatest clinical teachers the British school of surgery has produced.
George Guthrie (1785-1856) accompanied Wellington in his campaigns, and was in his time the great English authority on military surgery.