1 8 6 5 ▁in ▁Bel ved ere , ▁Kent , ▁England . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁George ▁Che at le ▁of ▁Bur ford , ▁Oxford shire , ▁and ▁Mary ▁Anne ▁Che at le , ▁daughter ▁of ▁James ▁Allen ▁of ▁D art ford ▁Kent . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁solic itor . ▁ ▁His ▁younger ▁brother , ▁Arthur ▁Henry ▁Che at le ▁( 4 ▁December ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁– ▁ 1 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 9 ), ▁also ▁became ▁a ▁well - known ▁sur geon . ▁Their ▁father ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 . ▁▁ ▁George ▁L ent hal ▁Che at le ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Mer chant ▁T ay l ors ' ▁School . ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁studies ▁in ▁the ▁Medical ▁department ▁of ▁King ' s ▁College ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁He ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁King ' s ▁College ▁Che at le ' s ▁first ▁appointment ▁was ▁Ass istant ▁Dem on str ator ▁of ▁An atom y . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁Che at le ▁was ▁appointed ▁House ▁Sur geon ▁at ▁King ' s ▁College ▁Hospital , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁was ▁made ▁House ▁Phys ician ▁and ▁S amb ro oke ▁S urg ical ▁Reg istr ar . ▁From ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁Dem on str ator ▁of ▁S urg ical ▁Path ology