John Stopford, Baron Stopford of Fallowfield

John Sebastian Bach Stopford, Baron Stopford of Fallowfield KBE FRCS FRCP FRS (25 June 1888 – 6 March 1961) was a British peer, a physician and anatomist, and a vice-chancellor of the University of Manchester. Lord Stopford was described as "one of the greatest anatomists of [the 20th] century".

Early life and education Stopford was born in Hindley Green near Wigan, UK. The entry in the registry of births for Wigan, page 92 of volume 8c, 1888, records his birth name as John Sebastian B. Stopford, the son of Thomas Rinch Stopford, a colliery engineer, and his wife Mary (Tyrer) Stopford. He was educated at Liverpool College and Manchester Grammar School. He entered to Manchester University in 1906 to read medicine. He graduated with the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (ChB) in 1911 with honours.

Other appointments Stopford held a number of professional appointments during his lifetime, particularly in the field of healthcare within which he had particular experience. A selection of these appointments are below:

Chairman-elect, University Grants Committee - illness caused his resignation before he assumed office Member, General Medical Council Chairman, Business Committee, GMC Chairman, Universities Bureau of the British Empire Vice-Chairman, Trustees of the Nuffield Foundation Vice-Chairman, Nuffield Hospital Fund Vice-Chairman, Interdepartmental Committee on Medical Schools Deputy Chairman, Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals Vice-President & Life Member, Anatomical Society Member, Ministry of Health Advisory Committee on Distinction Awards for Consultants Member, Council of the Royal College of Physicians Chairman, Manchester Regional Hospital Board Chairman, Manchester Royal College of Music.

Honours Stopford was made a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1927; 1927: Fellowship (FRS) - Royal Society 1937: ScD - University of Dublin 1939: ScD - University of Leeds 1941: Knighthood 1942: Honorary Fellowship (FRCP) - Royal College of Physicians 1951: ScD - University of Cambridge 1951; 1957: LLD and MA - University of Manchester 1953: LLD - University of Liverpool 1955: Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) 1955: Honorary Fellowship (FRCS) - Royal College of Surgeons 1956: Freeman of Manchester 1957: DCL - University of Durham 1958: Life peerage as Baron Stopford of Fallowfield, of Hindley Green in the County Palatine of Lancaster (created 8 August 1958)

The Stopford Building, University of Manchester

The Medical School (1972) was given the name of the Stopford Building in memory of Lord Stopford. It is on Oxford Road, on the corner of Ackers Street, and occupies a very large site. The former Medical Faculty Library housed within the building is now known as the Stopford Library: it is an outlying library of the University of Manchester Library.