Plarr's Lives of the Fellows Online Biographical entry Home Browse Search Previous ... Next Bland-Sutton, Sir John (1855 - 1936) Baronet 1925; K.B. 1912; M.R.C.S 20 April 1882; F.R.C.S. 12 June 1884; L.R.C.P. 1882; L.S.A. 1882; F.A.C.S. 1927; LL.D. Aberdeen 1914, St Andrews 1923, Birmingham 1924, Glasgow 1925, Leeds 1931; D.Sc. Toronto 1927; M.Ch. Dublin 1928; M.D. Bordeaux 1925. Born: 21 April 1855 Enfield Highway, UK. Died: 20 December 1936 London, UK. Born at Enfield Highway on 21 April 1855, eldest son and second of the nine children of Charles William Sutton, who had a farm where he fattened stock, killed it and sold it in Formosa Street, Maida Hill. His mother was Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph Wadsworth, a Northamptonshire farmer. Bland-Sutton says that he learnt from his father to stuff birds, beasts, and fishes, to charm warts and to pull teeth; from his mother an intimate knowledge of the Bible. Educated at the local school, he acted there for two years as pupil teacher with the intention of becoming a schoolmaster, but being a biologist at heart he determined to become a doctor as soon as he had the money necessary to pay the fees. He attached himself therefore to the private school of anatomy kept by Thomas Cooke, F.R.C.S., which then occupied a tin shed in a disused churchyard in Handel Street, just off Mecklenburgh Square. Here he learnt anatomy, and taught it to lazy and backward medical students until he had earned enough to pay the fees at the Middlesex Hospital. He entered there as a student in October 1878 and was immediately appointed prosector of anatomy, (Sir) Henry Morris being lecturer on the subject. In 1879 he was advanced to be junior demonstrator, became senior demonstrator in 1883 and lecturer 1886-96. | |
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