John Thomas Quekett (1815–61)

Histologist and microscopist. Appointed assistant conservator of the Hunterian Museum in 1843; conservator, 1856. Appointed demonstrator of minute anatomy, Royal College of Surgeons, in 1844, his title being changed to professor of histology in 1852. President, Microscopical Society of London, 1860–1. FRS 1860.