2014: Via Facebook Martin Evans suggests this man for the name panel at IC. He was the first Professor of Metallurgy at the School of Mines so we agree, he must be our man.
Born Nottingham. Trained in medicine but spent his most of his life studying metallurgy, in particular processes for extracting metals from ores. On his death his large and important collection of metallurgical specimens was purchased by the South Kensington Museum and is now with the Science Museum.
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Dr John Percy
District Officer in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 (Prince of Wales's) District, 1932-1947. Serving Brother in the Order of St John.
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George Joseph Hamilton Evatt was born on 11 November 1843 in Dublin, Ireland, the eldest child of Captain George Joseph Evatt of the 70th (Surrey) Regiment of Foot (1813-1858) and Mary Anne Evatt n...
See Lost Hospitals of London for an excellent history of this hospital. Briefly: The White House, a mansion with 5 acres of grounds, was built in 1866. Dr Langdon Down and his wife Mary bought it ...
Born Aldeburgh, Suffolk. CBE MD. Daughter of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and niece of Millicent Fawcett. Suffragette. Established and ran the Endell Street Military Hospital. The picture shows Ander...
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