Ash, Claudius (1792–1854), silversmith and dental supplier, the second son of Sarjeant Ash (bap. 1755, d. 1820), silversmith, and his wife, Lydia Smith, was born in London on 2 March 1792 and baptized with his younger brother William on 18 May 1794. At the time of his birth, and for several years before, it is likely that the family was settled in the neighbourhood of ...
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Ash, Claudius (1792–1854), silversmith and dental supplier
Timothy Blatchford
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Colyer, Sir (James) Frank (1866–1954), dental surgeon and museum curator
Susan L. Cohen
Colyer, Sir (James) Frank (1866–1954), dental surgeon and museum curator, was born on 25 September 1866 at 2 Loughborough Villas, Loughborough Road, Lambeth, London, one of the sons of James Colyer, dentist, and his wife, Rebecca Hastings, née Farrow. There is no information about ...
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Dearmer [née White], (Jessie) Mabel Prichard (1872–1915), illustrator, writer, and nursing orderly
Alison Bailey
Dearmer [née White], (Jessie) Mabel Prichard (1872–1915), illustrator, writer, and nursing orderly, was born at Bryn Eglwys, Llanbeblig, Caernarfon, on 22 March 1872, the daughter of William White (1816/17–1875), surgeon-major in the Indian army, and Selina Taylor Prichard (1842–1926), daughter of William Taylor Prichard...
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Gray, Edward Whitaker (1748–1806), physician and museum curator
Anita McConnell
Gray, Edward Whitaker (1748–1806), physician and museum curator, was born on 21 March 1748, probably in London, the second son of Samuel Gray (bap. 1693?, d. 1766), seedsman, and his wife, Juliana, née Kelly (d. 1774). An older brother, Samuel Gray (1739–1771)...
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Gray, Edward Whitaker (1748–1806)
Maker: Sir Augustus Wall Callcott
Edward Whitaker Gray (1748–1806) by Sir Augustus Wall Callcott [detail] © Royal Society
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Heriot, George (1563–1624), jeweller and philanthropist
Stuart Handley
Heriot, George (1563–1624), jeweller and philanthropist, was born in Edinburgh on 15 June 1563, the eldest son of George Heriot (1539/40–1610), goldsmith and MP, of Edinburgh and his first wife, Elizabeth Balderstone. Heriot was apprenticed to his father's trade, and on 14 January 1586 he was contracted to marry ...
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Heriot, George (1563–1624)
Maker: David Scougall
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George Heriot (1563–1624) by David Scougall (after Paul van Somer) courtesy of George Heriot Trust, Edinburgh
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Kris, (Walter) Ernst (1900–1957), art historian and psychoanalyst
E. H. Gombrich
Kris, (Walter) Ernst (1900–1957), art historian and psychoanalyst, was born in Vienna on 26 April 1900, the son of Leopold Kris, a lawyer, and his wife, Rosa. Precocious and prolific, he graduated in 1922 from Vienna University under Julius von Schlosser, with a PhD thesis on the bizarre ceramics—incorporating casts from life—of the French Renaissance potter ...
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Locker, Edward Hawke (1777–1849), hospital administrator and watercolour painter
Roger Quarm
Locker, Edward Hawke (1777–1849), hospital administrator and watercolour painter, born at the parsonage house, East Malling, Kent, on 9 October 1777, was the fourth of the five surviving children of Captain William Locker (1731–1800) and his wife, Lucy (1746/7–1780), daughter of Admiral William Parry...
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Long, John St John (1798–1834)
Maker: James Fahey
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John St John Long (1798–1834) by James Fahey, 1831 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Long, John St John (1798–1834), quack and painter
Marten Hutt
Long, John St John (1798–1834), quack and painter, was born at Newcastle West, co. Limerick, the second of three children of John Long and Anne St John. His father was a basket maker and handyman, and both parents were protestant. After demonstrating an ability in sketching, ...
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MacKenzie, Alister [Alexander] (1870–1934), golf course architect and medical practitioner
James S. Scott
MacKenzie, Alister [Alexander] (1870–1934), golf course architect and medical practitioner, was born at The Orchard, Normanton, near Leeds, on 30 August 1870, the second of six children of Dr William Scobie MacKenzie (c.1820–1917), medical practitioner, and his wife, Mary Jane Smith...
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Mead, Richard (1673–1754)
Maker: Allan Ramsay
Richard Mead (1673–1754) by Allan Ramsay, 1747 Coram Foundation, Foundling Museum, London; photograph National Portrait Gallery, London
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Mead, Richard (1673–1754), physician and collector of books and art
Anita Guerrini
Mead, Richard (1673–1754), physician and collector of books and art, was born at Worcester House, Stepney, Middlesex, on 11 August 1673, the eleventh child of thirteen of Matthew Meade (1628/9–1699), a nonconforming minister, and his wife, Elizabeth Walton (d. 1707). Matthew Meade...
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Monro, Thomas (1759–1833), physician and patron of art
Jonathan Andrews
Monro, Thomas (1759–1833), physician and patron of art, the youngest son of Dr John Monro (1715–1791), physician, and his wife, Elizabeth, was born in London. He was the grandson of Dr James Monro. Educated at Harrow School, under the classicist and divine Dr Samuel Parr...
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Murray, John (1809–1898), army surgeon and photographer
John Fraser
Murray, John (1809–1898), army surgeon and photographer, was born at Blackhouse, Peterhead, Aberdeen, on 3 December 1809, the second son of Alexander Murray, a farmer, and his wife, Catherine Johnston. He studied at Marischal College, Aberdeen, from 1824 until 1828, when he graduated MA. He then studied at ...
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Propert, John Lumsden (1834–1902), physician and art critic
D'A. Power
revised by V. Remington
Propert, John Lumsden (1834–1902), physician and art critic, was born on 9 April 1834, the son of John Propert (1792–1867), surgeon, and his wife, Juliana Ross. His father founded in 1855 the Royal Medical Benevolent College, Epsom, and served as its treasurer. Propert...
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Stubbs, George (1724–1806), painter, engraver, and anatomist
Judy Egerton
Stubbs, George (1724–1806), painter, engraver, and anatomist, was born in Liverpool on 25 August 1724 and baptized there at Our Lady and St Nicholas on 31 August, the eldest of six children (not all surviving infancy) of John Stubbs (d. 1741), currier, of ...
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Stubbs, George (1724–1806)
Maker: George Stubbs
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George Stubbs (1724–1806) self-portrait, 1781 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Thompson, Charles John Samuel (1862–1943), medical historian and museum curator
John Symons
Thompson, Charles John Samuel (1862–1943), medical historian and museum curator, was born in Liverpool on 27 August 1862, the second son of John Thompson (1820–1900), pharmaceutical chemist, and his wife, Ann Amelia Miners (b. 1825). His father, a native of Sheffield, had settled in ...
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