James Stansfield Collier (1870 – 9 February 1935) was an English physician and neurologist. His brother was the surgeon Horace Stansfield Collier. St Mary's Hospital

Early life

Collier was born in 1870, the second son of Alfred Henry Collier and his wife Sarah Collier (née Stansfield). Sarah was a descendant of the Stansfield family of Stansfield, West Yorkshire, Stansfield, Yorkshire. His elder brother was the surgeon Horace Stansfield Collier (1864–1930).

Career

After education at the City and Guilds of London Institute, James Collier studied medicine at St Mary's Hospital Medical School, graduating BSc (Lond.) in 1890, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery#United Kingdom, MB in 1894, and Doctor of Medicine#United Kingdom, Ireland and some Commonwealth countries, MD in 1896 from the University of London. He held junior appointments at St Mary's Hospital, London, St Mary's Hospital and was a demonstrator of biology there. At London's National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, National Hospital, Queen Square he was appointed house physician in 1898, registrar in 1899, pathologist in 1901, assistant physician in 1902, physician to out-patients in 1908, and physician in 1921. He also held appointments at St George's Hospital and lectured there on medicine and neurology. He lectured on neurology at Bethlem Royal Hospital and was consulting physician to the Royal Eye Hospital, Southwark. On 1 September 1906 at All Souls Church, Langham Place, Collier married Minna Maude Summerhayes. They had one son and two daughters. James Collier's elder brother was Horace Stansfield Collier, F.R.C.S.

Honours

*1903 — Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians *1923 — President of the Section of Neurology, Annual Meeting of the Royal Society of Medicine *1928 — Lumleian Lectures, Lumleian Lecturer *1930 — Savill Memorial Orator *1931–1932 — FitzPatrick Lecturer (lectures in 1931 and 1932 on the development of neurology from 1800 to 1930) *1932 — Morison Lecturer *1934 — Harveian Orator

Selected publications

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Collier, James Stansfield 1870 births 1935 deaths 19th-century English medical doctors 20th-century English medical doctors British neurologists Alumni of St Mary's Hospital Medical School Physicians of St George's Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps officers Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians