Born Canterbury. Studied at Oxford, Rome and Vicenza. Physician to Henry VIII. After 11 years as a doctor he became a priest, giving away his wealth to promote the study of medicine and establishing the Royal College of Physicians, of which he was the First President 1518 - 24.
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Thomas Linacre
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Linacre bust
This bust is fixed to the wall of the building in the garden seen in the pict...
Thomas Linacre
In a house on this site lived Thomas Linacre, physician 1460 - 1524. Corpora...
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East End Maternity Hospital
The splendid Lost Hospitals of London gives a full history. In summary: Opened as the Mothers' Lying-In Home in Glamis Road, Shadwell. 1889 moved to number 396 Commercial Road and by WW1 it had ex...
2 memorials
1 memorial
Italian Hopsital, Queen Square
The Ospedale Italiano was founded by John Ortelli, to overcome the language problems encountered in other London hospitals. The hospital started in two houses he donated in Queen Square. These were...
1 memorial
P. G. Bettison
District Officer in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 (Prince of Wales's) District, 1926-1947. Serving Brother in the Order of St John.
Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration
1 memorial
Sir John Milsom Rees
Laryngologist (ear, nose & throat surgeon) to royalty. Born Wales. Studied at St Barts, and in Edinburgh. Surgeon at the Prince of Wales General Hospital in Tottenham and had a private pract...
1 memorial
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English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a charity that manages over 400 historic monuments, buildings and places. These include prehistoric sites, medieval castles, Roman forts,...
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