25 Notable alumni of
St George's, University of London
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The St George's, University of London is 1854th in the world, 617th in Europe, and 111th in the United Kingdom by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 25 notable alumni from the St George's, University of London sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Edward Jenner
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- naturalistbiologistphysician
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Edward Jenner was an English physician and scientist who pioneered the concept of vaccines and created the smallpox vaccine, the world's first vaccine. The terms vaccine and vaccination are derived from Variolae vaccinae ('pustules of the cow'), the term devised by Jenner to denote cowpox. He used it in 1798 in the title of his Inquiry into the Variolae vaccinae known as the Cow Pox, in which he described the protective effect of cowpox against smallpox.
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Paul Sinha
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- stand-up comediantelevision personalityquizzerbloggercomedian
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Supriya Kumar "Paul" Sinha is an English professional quizzer, comedian, doctor and broadcaster. He has written and performed extensively on BBC Radio 4 Extra, and is one of the six Chasers on the ITV game show The Chase.
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Thomas Young
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- botanistphysiologistmusicianphysicianphysicist
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Thomas Young FRS was a British polymath who made notable contributions to the fields of vision, light, solid mechanics, energy, physiology, language, musical harmony, and Egyptology. He was instrumental in the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs, specifically the Rosetta Stone.
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Harry Hill
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- comediantelevision presenterwriterphysicianscreenwriter
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Matthew Keith Hall, known professionally as Harry Hill, is an English comedian, presenter and writer. He pursued a career in stand-up following years working as a medical doctor, developing an off-beat, energetic performance style that fused elements of surrealism, observational comedy, slapstick, satire and music. When performing, he usually wears browline glasses and a dress shirt with a distinctive oversized collar and cuffs.
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Mike Wozniak
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United Kingdom - Occupations
- television actorstand-up comedian
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Michael James Wozniak is a British comedian, writer and actor.
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John Hunter
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- surgeonuniversity teacherphysicianmilitary physiciananatomist
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John Hunter was a British surgeon, one of the most distinguished scientists and surgeons of his day. He was an early advocate of careful observation and scientific methods in medicine. He was a teacher of, and collaborator with, Edward Jenner, pioneer of the smallpox vaccine. He paid for the stolen body of Charles Byrne, and proceeded to study and exhibit it against the deceased's explicit wishes. His wife, Anne Hunter (née Home), was a poet, some of whose poems were set to music by Joseph Haydn.
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Patrick Vallance
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- pharmacologistuniversity teacherphysician
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Sir Patrick John Thompson Vallance is a British physician, scientist, and clinical pharmacologist who has worked in both academia and industry. He served as the Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government of the United Kingdom from 2018 to 2023. On stepping down, he became chair of the Natural History Museum in London.
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Henry Marsh
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- surgeonuniversity teachernon-fiction writerneurosurgeon
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Henry Thomas Marsh CBE FRCS is an English neurosurgeon and author, a pioneer of awake craniotomy techniques and of neurosurgical work in Ukraine.
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Henry Gray
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- writersurgeonbiologistphysiciananatomist
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Henry Gray was a British anatomist and surgeon most notable for publishing the book Gray's Anatomy. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) at the age of 25.
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Francis Darwin
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- botanist
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Sir Francis Darwin was a British botanist. He was the third son of the naturalist and scientist Charles Darwin.
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William Hunter
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- physiologistgynaecologistsurgeonanatomist
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William Hunter was a Scottish anatomist and physician. He was a leading teacher of anatomy, and the outstanding obstetrician of his day. His guidance and training of his equally famous brother, John Hunter, was also of great importance.
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Edward Adrian Wilson
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- physicistpainterexplorernaturalistornithologist
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Edward Adrian Wilson was an English polar explorer, ornithologist, natural historian, physician and artist.
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Henry Vandyke Carter
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- anatomistsurgeonscientific illustratormilitary physicianillustrator
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Henry Vandyke Carter was an English anatomist, surgeon, and anatomical artist most notable for his illustrations of the book Gray's Anatomy.
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Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet
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- surgeonphysiologist
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Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet, was an English physiologist and surgeon who pioneered research into bone and joint disease.
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Théodore Maunoir
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- surgeon
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Dr. Théodore Maunoir was a Swiss surgeon and co-founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
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Henry Bence Jones
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- physicianchemist
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Henry Bence Jones FRS was an English physician and chemist.
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Nik Johnson
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- United Kingdom
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Nik Johnson is a British Labour Co-op politician and paediatrician who has served as the mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough since 2021.
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Hannah Valantine
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- cardiologist
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Dr. Hannah Valantine is the Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity at the United States National Institutes of Health.
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Francis Laking
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- physiciansurgeonapothecary
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Sir Francis Henry Laking, 1st Baronet, GCVO, KCB was an English physician who was Surgeon-Apothecary in Ordinary to Queen Victoria, and Physician-in-Ordinary to King Edward VII and King George V.
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Christine Lee
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- 1943-.. (age 81)
- Occupations
- academic
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Christine Lee is an English medical researcher. She is Emerita Professor of Haemophilia at the University of London, and founding Editor of Haemophilia. She trained in medicine at Somerville College, Oxford, where she was awarded First Class Honours and was the first female scholar of the Oxford University Medical School. She was awarded a Doctorate of Science by the University of London in 1996.
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George Pearson
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- 1751-1828 (aged 77)
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- entomologist
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George Pearson FRS was a British physician, chemist and early advocate of Jenner's cowpox vaccination.
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Theodore Duka
- Enrolled in the St George's, University of London
- In 1853 studied medicine
- Occupations
- surgeonmilitary physicianlinguistbiographer
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Theodore Duka or Duka Tivadar was a Hungarian army officer, who later became a doctor in England and worked in India on various topics, especially philology.
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Russell Bencraft
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- cricketer
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Sir Henry William Russell Bencraft was an English first-class cricketer, sports administrator, medical doctor, businessman and philanthropist. Bencraft was an important figure in the early history of Hampshire County Cricket Club, overseeing the club from the loss of its first-class status to its reacquisition of that status, both as a player and an administrator. As an administrator, he is credited with saving Hampshire County Cricket Club from extinction in 1880, and later played a role in its reacquisition of first-class status and joining of the County Championship in 1895. Outside of Hampshire cricket, he sat on the committee of the Marylebone Cricket Club, then the governing body of cricket.
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David Webb
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- 1953-.. (age 71)
- Occupations
- pharmacologist
- Biography
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David John Webb, CBE, FRCP, FRSE, FMedSci is a British physician, scientist and clinical pharmacologist, who currently holds the Christison Chair of Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Edinburgh.
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John William Fisher
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- surgeon
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Sir John William Fisher was a British surgeon.
