Sir Danvers is a genial man, who has no need to prove his standing in society or his influence over others. As Chairman of the Board at St Judes Hospital, I would assume he had, in his day, been a highly respected physician. In later years, with his knighthood, he has deferred career for retirement and highly revered enough to be allowed to preside as Chairman of the Board. After Jekyll's father fell ill Sir Danvers was the guiding figure behind Jekyll’s development as a  physican/scientist over