Horsley, VICTOR ALEXANDER HADEN

Horsley, VICTOR ALEXANDER HADEN, F.R.S., born at Kensington, 14th April 1857, is a son of John Calcott Horsley, R.A. (born 1817), and as a physiologist is distinguished for his work in the localisation of brain functions and in the treatment of Myxœdema. He studied at University College, London, has contributed largely to medical journals, was Croonian lecturer to the Royal Society, and Fullerian professor (1890-93) at the Royal Institution, and is professor of Pathology in University College. He is a member of many societies at home and abroad, and was secretary to the Royal Commission on Hydrophobia. He is a strenuous defender of necessary experiments on living animals.