OBITUARY: John Bunyan

The Independent - London | August 18, 2000| | Copyright

JOHN BUNYAN was possibly the most gifted dental surgeon of his generation. He was an outstanding and innovative dentist with a private practice in Harley Street for almost 40 years.

As a young boy in America, he stood up to correct the US Senator Robert Taft, who was a guest speaker at his school, on a point of information. Alistair Cooke reported on the incident in his Letter from America and described the boy as "Mr Valiant-for-Truth". It was an apt description for the descendant of the author of Pilgrim's Progress.

John Bunyan was born in London in 1935. His father, also John Bunyan, was ...

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