Sir John William Thomson-Walker, OBE, DL, FRCS (born 6 Aug. 1871, died 5 Oct. 1937, aged 67) was a Scottish surgeon,[1][2] Hunterian Professor of Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of England and a leader in the field of urology.
[6] He did post graduate work in Jena, Germany, and Vienna, Austria where he became interested in urology.
[5] He was a Surgeon Lieutenant to the East London (Tower Hamlets) Royal Engineers (Volunteers) from April 1902.
[3] Treatment of wounded soldiers convinced him that there was a high chance of infection and death, when "spinal bladders" were treated by catheterisation.
As well as a surgeon he also was a passionate collector of prints and throughout his lifetime, he amassed a collection of engraved portraits of medical men., in his will he bequeathed this collection to the University of Edinburgh "in the hope of encouraging the study of the history of medicine on which this great medical school has had such a profound and lasting influence".