Obituary notices of fellows deceased

Sir William Gowers, whose death occurred on May 4th, 1915, was a distinguished member of the medical profession, and in particular a neuropathologist of world-wide reputation. He was born in London on March 20, 1845, so that at the time of his death he had completed the allotted span of three score years and ten. He was educated at Christ Church School, Oxford, and received his medical education at University College, London, where he was a favourite pupil of Sir William Jenner, to whom in his early professional career he acted as private secretary.