Background
Arthur William Robson was born in Filey as the son of John Bonnington Robson, a chemistry
Arthur William Robson was born in Filey as the son of John Bonnington Robson, a chemistry
He attended Wesley College in Sheffield and then Leeds School of Medicine (1870).
He was president of the British Gynaecological Society. He added Mayo to his surname later, as an adult. In 1876 he started lecturing at Leeds, and in 1884 became a surgeon with the General Infirmary.
From 1890 to 1899 he held a position of Professor of Surgery at Yorkshire College of the Victoria University, the predecessor of the University of Leeds.
In 1902 he resigned from his positions at Leeds and moved to London. During World War I Mayo-Robson served in France, Turkey and Egypt, reaching the rank of Colonel with the Army Medical Service.
After returning from Egypt, he settled in Seale, Surrey. In 1883 Mayo-Robson married Florence, a daughter of William Walker from Leeds, and had three daughters with her.
In 1874 he was accepted as Member of the Royal College of Surgeons (Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons).