John Braxton-Hicks, 1823 - 1897. (Braxton-Hicks contractions)

John Braxton Hicks. Born in Rye, East Sussex, to banker Edward Hicks, his early education was privileged, receiving private tutoring from ages 12 to 15 in Winchester. From there, his journey into the medical field began, as he enrolled as a student at Guy's Hospital at the age of eighteen.

“I shall never forget [wrote fellow student, Dr. Daniel Hooper] his admirable expression, bright piercing eyes, and noble forehead: his alacrity was remarkable; he was always busy-I never saw him idle for one moment-he would hurry with a very quick step to the lecture theatre, literally run down the steps (a huge volume of Pereira, perhaps, under his arm) to the bottom bench and there sit motionless and attentive until the lecture was over.”

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