James Stansfield Collier

James Stansfield Collier (1870 – 9 February 1935) was an English physician and neurologist. His brother was the surgeon Horace Stansfield Collier.

Early life Collier was born in 1870, the second son of Alfred Henry Collier and his wife Sarah Collier (née Stansfield). Sarah was a descendant of the Stansfield family of Stansfield, Yorkshire. His elder brother was the surgeon Horace Stansfield Collier (1864–1930).

Career After education at the City and Guilds of London Institute, James Collier studied medicine at St Mary's Hospital Medical School, graduating BSc (Lond.) in 1890, MB in 1894, and MD in 1896 from the University of London.

On 1 September 1906 at All Souls Church, Langham Place, Collier married Minna Maude Summerhayes. They had one son and two daughters. James Collier's elder brother was Horace Stansfield Collier, F.R.C.S.

Honours 1903 — Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians 1928 — Lumleian Lecturer 1930 — Savill Memorial Orator 1931–1932 — FitzPatrick Lecturer (lectures in 1931 and 1932 on the development of neurology from 1800 to 1930) 1934 — Harveian Orator

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