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Hunter, John

  • GB/NNAF/P165880 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P14923 )
  • Person
  • 13 February 1728 – 16 October 1793

John Hunter (1728-1793) came to London in 1748 at the age of 20 and worked as an assistant in the anatomy school of his elder brother William (1718-83), who was already an established physician and obstetrician. Under William's direction, John learnt human anatomy and showed great aptitude in the dissection and preparation of specimens. William also arranged for him to study under the eminent surgeons William Cheselden (1688-1752) and Percivall Pott (1714-88).

Hunter was commissioned as an army surgeon in 1760 and spent three years in France and Portugal. As well as developing new ideas on the treatment of common ailments - such as gunshot wounds and venereal disease - Hunter spent time collecting specimens of lizards and other animals. On his return to England in 1763 he began to build up his private practice. His scientific work was rewarded in 1767 when he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. In 1768 he was elected Surgeon to St George's Hospital, and in 1783 he moved to a large house in Leicester Square, which enabled him to take resident pupils and to arrange his collection into a teaching museum.

Hunter devoted all his resources to his museum. It included nearly 14,000 preparations of more than 500 different species of plants and animals. As his reputation grew, he was supplied with rare specimens such as kangaroos brought back by Sir Joseph Banks from James Cook’s voyage of 1768-71.

While most of his contemporaries taught only human anatomy, Hunter's lectures stressed the relationship between structure and function in all kinds of living creatures. Hunter believed that surgeons should understand how the body adapted to and compensated for damage due to injury, disease or environmental changes. He encouraged students such as Edward Jenner and Astley Cooper to carry out experimental research and to apply the knowledge gained to the treatment of patients.

By the 1780s Hunter enjoyed widespread recognition as the leading teacher of surgery of his time. However, the acclaim did little to mellow his blunt-speaking and argumentative nature. His temper was to be his downfall: Hunter died in 1793 after suffering a fit during an argument at St George's Hospital over the acceptance of students for training.

Hunter is today remembered as a founder of `scientific surgery'. He was unique in seeking to provide an experimental basis to surgical practice, and his museum is a lasting record of his pioneering work

Tucker, William Eldon

  • Royal College of Surgeons
  • Person
  • 1872-1953

"Born in Hamilton, Bermuda, son of the Rev (afterwards Archdeacon) George Tucker and Theodosia Tott his wife. Educated at Charles Grey's School in Bermuda, Trinity College School, Port Hope, Canada, and at Caius College, Cambridge from 1891. He was captain of the University XV rugby football team in 1894 and played for England in 1894 and 1895, for Blackheath when that club won the championship in 1897, and was captain of the United Hospital SV in 1899.

He undertook his clinical training at St George's Hospital where he subsequently held resident posts, having qualified in 1899.

He took the Cambridge degrees in 1902 and then returned to Hamilton, Bermuda, where he practiced for the rest of his life. He was surgeon to the King Edward Hospital. During the first world war he was surgeon to the Military Hospital and surgical specialist to the Bermuda command. He retired in 1949 at the age of 77.

Tucker had been a member of the Bermuda Board of Health, chairman of the Hospital Advisory Committee and the Medical Examination Board, and medical officer to the Leprosarium.

The elder of his two sons, William Eldon Tucker CVO, MBE became a Fellow in 1930 and practiced as an orthopaedic surgeon in London. Like his father he also played football for England. Tucker died in Bermuda on 18th October 1853. His wife died on 8 February 1955 aged 79. "

Beckingsale, Jenny

  • Person
  • 1937-?

Born in Swindon. Trained as a nurse at St George's, 1955-1959.

Buckingham, Eileen

  • Person
  • 1940-?

Born in London. Trained as a nurse at St George's.

Cooke, Shirley

  • Person
  • 1929-?

Born in London. Worked as a Midwifery Sister in the new Maternity Department at St George's, Tooting, 1964-1966. Subsequently became Matron at the Royal Hospital, Portsmouth.

Dungay, Jacqueline

  • Person
  • 1938-?

Born in Beckenham, Kent. Trained as a nurse at Guy's Hospital. Worked at St George's, 1972-1994, initially as Theatre Superintendent Nursing Officer and later in Manpower Planning.

Gilmour, Nicky

  • Person
  • ?

Born in the Netherlands. Trained as a nurse at St George's.

Gollop, Susan

  • Person
  • 1939-?

Trained and worked as a nurse at St George's

Rogers, Elona

  • Person
  • 1934-?

Born in Yorkshire. Trained as a nurse at St George's, 1952-1955.

Bailey, Jane

  • Person
  • 1943-?

Born in London. Trained as a nurse at St George's, 1961-1964.

Bayliss, Rosemary

  • Person
  • ?

Trained and worked as a nurse at St George's

Pieri, Margaret

  • Person
  • 1944-?

Trained as a nurse at St George's

Millard, Vera

  • Person
  • 1920-?

Trained as a nurse at Grove Fever Hospital, Tooting, before it was acquired by St George's

Watson, Roger

  • Person
  • 1955-?

Born in Aberdeen, Scotland. Trained as a nurse at St George's after completing a PhD in biochemistry at the University of Sheffield. Subsequently became a lecturer and researcher in nursing at universities including Edinburgh, Sheffield and Hull.

Hutchison, Gillian

  • Person
  • 1940-?

Trained as a nurse Great Ormond Street Hospital and St George's. Worked at St George's for the majority of her career, initially in the outpatients department at Tooting (1965-1980), then later in the new oncology team (1985-2000) following a joint appointment with the Royal Marsden Hospital in Sutton.

Olesnicki, Elizabeth

  • Person
  • 1934-?

Born in Teddington, London. Trained as a nurse at St George's and then worked abroad in Rhodesia and Hong Kong (the latter in the Army Nursing Corps) before settling in Australia.

Edwards, Marganne

  • Person
  • 1937-?

Born in Hawkhurst, Kent. Trained as a nurse at St George's before emigrating to Australia.

Penfold, Margaret J.

  • Person
  • ?

Theatre sister at St George's, 1951-1963. Co-authored an 'Illustrated Guide for Theatre Nurses' with her colleague A. Marjorie Matthias (1961).

Anderson, Judy

  • Person
  • ?

Director of Nursing Services at Atkinson Morley's Hospital, c.1980s-1990s, and subsequently Chief Nurse at St George's

Smeeton, P. M.

  • Person
  • ?

Sister at St George's, c.1950-1953

Woodward, Jean

  • Person
  • ?

Tutor in nursing at St George's, c.1960s

Whitehead, Joyce

  • Person
  • ?

Hospital nursing officer at the Ministry/Department of Health (c.1960s-1970s), involved in the implementation of the Salmon Report

Hutton, June

  • Person
  • ?

Trained and worked as a nurse at St George's

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