Born 31 July 1861 at Aberllefenni, Meirionnydd, youngest son of Robert Hughes, quarry supervisor. He was educated at Corris Church school, and Dolgellau grammar school. He was apprenticed as a draper in Dolgellau, but returned to Aberllefenni quarry as a clerk. He began his medical career with Dr. J. Jones, Corris, and at the age of 18 went to Edinburgh University. He was very successful there, and in 1884 was appointed exhibitor in Anatomy and Histology. He spent some time in Leipzig and London perfecting his education. He graduated in 1885, and, in 1889, was made a FRCS, Edinburgh, a second honor, in 1891, from the College of Surgeons of England. In 1887 he settled in Flint as a physician, but two years later returned to Edinburgh as a professor in the Medical College. He remained there until 1893,when he was appointed professor in the medical department of University College, Cardiff, and, 1897 he was elected Professor of Anatomy at King's College, London, in succession to Dr John Curnow; he acted as Dean of the Medical School in succession to Sir Hugh Beevor, Bart, and served effectively on Committees relating to the University of London, representing the interest of King's College at a crisis in its career.
On the outbreak of the Boer War Professor Hughes, as a patriotic Welshman, raised a fund for a Welsh Military Hospital, assisted by Mrs Hughes and a committee of ladies. As the brilliant Organizing Secretary of the Welsh Hospital for South Africa the memory of Hughes has been perpetuated in the Principality. Over £12,000 having been collected, a duly equipped hospital was sent out in April, 1900, with a staff from among Hughes's colleagues and students. It arrived at Springfontein on July 4th. On the death of Tom Jones, who had been in charge, Hughes undertook the duty of Chief Superintendent of the hospital, and at the request of Lord Roberts moved forwards to Pretoria. He left South Africa on board the Saxon after four months' service, and developed enteric fever during the voyage. On arrival at Southampton on October 19th he was moved to London to be under the care of Sir Nestor Tirard, but he died about the twenty-eighth day of the fever, on November 3rd, 1900. His body was taken to Machynlleth and placed in Corris Churchyard. At the funeral there was a large and representative attendance of colleagues from King's College and others. A memorial was erected to Hughes with inscriptions in Welsh and English on the mountain side at Corris.
(Another source has his birthplace at Aberllefenni)
On the outbreak of the Boer War Professor Hughes, as a patriotic Welshman, raised a fund for a Welsh Military Hospital, assisted by Mrs Hughes and a committee of ladies. As the brilliant Organizing Secretary of the Welsh Hospital for South Africa the memory of Hughes has been perpetuated in the Principality. Over £12,000 having been collected, a duly equipped hospital was sent out in April, 1900, with a staff from among Hughes's colleagues and students. It arrived at Springfontein on July 4th. On the death of Tom Jones, who had been in charge, Hughes undertook the duty of Chief Superintendent of the hospital, and at the request of Lord Roberts moved forwards to Pretoria. He left South Africa on board the Saxon after four months' service, and developed enteric fever during the voyage. On arrival at Southampton on October 19th he was moved to London to be under the care of Sir Nestor Tirard, but he died about the twenty-eighth day of the fever, on November 3rd, 1900. His body was taken to Machynlleth and placed in Corris Churchyard. At the funeral there was a large and representative attendance of colleagues from King's College and others. A memorial was erected to Hughes with inscriptions in Welsh and English on the mountain side at Corris.
(Another source has his birthplace at Aberllefenni)
Born 31 July 1861 at Aberllefenni, Meirionnydd, youngest son of Robert Hughes, quarry supervisor. He was educated at Corris Church school, and Dolgellau grammar school. He was apprenticed as a draper in Dolgellau, but returned to Aberllefenni quarry as a clerk. He began his medical career with Dr. J. Jones, Corris, and at the age of 18 went to Edinburgh University. He was very successful there, and in 1884 was appointed exhibitor in Anatomy and Histology. He spent some time in Leipzig and London perfecting his education. He graduated in 1885, and, in 1889, was made a FRCS, Edinburgh, a second honor, in 1891, from the College of Surgeons of England. In 1887 he settled in Flint as a physician, but two years later returned to Edinburgh as a professor in the Medical College. He remained there until 1893,when he was appointed professor in the medical department of University College, Cardiff, and, 1897 he was elected Professor of Anatomy at King's College, London, in succession to Dr John Curnow; he acted as Dean of the Medical School in succession to Sir Hugh Beevor, Bart, and served effectively on Committees relating to the University of London, representing the interest of King's College at a crisis in its career.
On the outbreak of the Boer War Professor Hughes, as a patriotic Welshman, raised a fund for a Welsh Military Hospital, assisted by Mrs Hughes and a committee of ladies. As the brilliant Organizing Secretary of the Welsh Hospital for South Africa the memory of Hughes has been perpetuated in the Principality. Over £12,000 having been collected, a duly equipped hospital was sent out in April, 1900, with a staff from among Hughes's colleagues and students. It arrived at Springfontein on July 4th. On the death of Tom Jones, who had been in charge, Hughes undertook the duty of Chief Superintendent of the hospital, and at the request of Lord Roberts moved forwards to Pretoria. He left South Africa on board the Saxon after four months' service, and developed enteric fever during the voyage. On arrival at Southampton on October 19th he was moved to London to be under the care of Sir Nestor Tirard, but he died about the twenty-eighth day of the fever, on November 3rd, 1900. His body was taken to Machynlleth and placed in Corris Churchyard. At the funeral there was a large and representative attendance of colleagues from King's College and others. A memorial was erected to Hughes with inscriptions in Welsh and English on the mountain side at Corris.
(Another source has his birthplace at Aberllefenni)
On the outbreak of the Boer War Professor Hughes, as a patriotic Welshman, raised a fund for a Welsh Military Hospital, assisted by Mrs Hughes and a committee of ladies. As the brilliant Organizing Secretary of the Welsh Hospital for South Africa the memory of Hughes has been perpetuated in the Principality. Over £12,000 having been collected, a duly equipped hospital was sent out in April, 1900, with a staff from among Hughes's colleagues and students. It arrived at Springfontein on July 4th. On the death of Tom Jones, who had been in charge, Hughes undertook the duty of Chief Superintendent of the hospital, and at the request of Lord Roberts moved forwards to Pretoria. He left South Africa on board the Saxon after four months' service, and developed enteric fever during the voyage. On arrival at Southampton on October 19th he was moved to London to be under the care of Sir Nestor Tirard, but he died about the twenty-eighth day of the fever, on November 3rd, 1900. His body was taken to Machynlleth and placed in Corris Churchyard. At the funeral there was a large and representative attendance of colleagues from King's College and others. A memorial was erected to Hughes with inscriptions in Welsh and English on the mountain side at Corris.
(Another source has his birthplace at Aberllefenni)
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