John George Garson (1854–1932)

Scottish anthropologist, surgeon, and comparative anatomist. MB, Edinburgh, 1875; MD 1878. Assistant to William Henry Flower at the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Lecturer in comparative anatomy, Charing Cross Hospital, and Swiney lecturer of the British Museum. Member of the Council of the Anthropological Institute. Specialised in craniology and anthropometric methods of criminal investigation. Secretary of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1902–4.