Medicine, Science and Academia

Dr Wheelton Hind MD,MRCS (1875-1877)

A qualified doctor, MRCS, MD in 1884 and FRCS Eng in 1888. He practiced in Stoke-on-Trent. However, lectures in geology while at the College, gave him a deep interest in geological study and he attained great eminence in that branch of science. He was a Fellow of the Royal Geological Society and won many awards. He died in 1920 and his geological collection was bought for the nation in 1923.