 He was educated at the Merchant Taylor's School before studying medicine at the London Hospital, where he was awarded two gold medals.He became a Licentiate of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries (LSA) in 1843 before making further studies in medicine at the University of St Andrews from where he graduated as a Doctor of Medicine in 1846.He became MRCS (England) in 1848 and MRCP (Edinburgh) in 1879.