Henry John Hayles Bond, FRCP (22 December 1801 – 1 September 1883) was a British physician and academic. From 1851 to 1872, he was Regius Professor of Physic at the University of Cambridge.
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Early life
Bond was born on 22 December 1801 in Wheatacre, Norfolk, England, to the Rev William Bond, an academic and clergyman, and his wife Martha Bond (née Hayles). He was educated at Norwich Grammar School, then an all-boys private school in Norwich. The high master at the time of his attendance was the Rev Edward Valpy. He then studied medicine in a variety of European cities including Cambridge, London, Edinburgh and Paris. He graduated from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge with a Bachelor of Medicine (MB) degree in 1825. In November 1828, he was awarded the Licentiate in Physic by the University of Cambridge. He remained to undertake postgraduate research and completed his Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree in 1831.
Medical career
By the time of completing his doctorate in 1831, Bond had established a large medical practice in Cambridge. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP) in 1835. He additionally worked as a physician in Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, after it was founded in 1842.