G. Lindsay (George Lindsay) Johnson

George Lindsay Johnson was a British ophthalmologist born in Manchester on 10 July 1853. He studied at Owens College in Manchester, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, and St Bartholomew's Hospital, later qualifying as a surgeon and physician. During his career he worked at major eye hospitals in London and Manchester and became known for his research on vision and the anatomy of the eye.

Johnson was not limited to medicine. He also wrote on colour photography and optics, showing the same curiosity about how people see the world that shaped his medical work. That mix of scientific precision and wide-ranging interest makes him stand out among early twentieth-century writers.

As an author, he reached beyond textbooks into more imaginative writing, including The Weird Adventures of Professor Delapine of the Sorbonne. He died in Durban, South Africa, on 1 August 1943, leaving behind a body of work that reflects both professional expertise and a restless, inventive mind.