John Richmond was a distinguished physician who held several high offices in medicine: Professor and Dean of the medical school at the University of Sheffield, Senior Censor and Vice-President at the Royal College of Physicians of London and, between 1988–91, President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

Richmond's autobiography, Life's Jigsaw, was published in 2001. You can read this online here:

Richmond, Life's Jigsaw, Part 1

Richmond, Life's Jigsaw, Part 2

Richmond, Life's Jigsaw, Part 3