James Parkinson
James Parkinson FGS (11 April 1755 – 21 December 1824) was an English surgeon, apothecary, geologist, palaeontologist and political activist. He is best known for his 1817 work An Essay on the Shaking Palsy, in which he was the first to describe "paralysis agitans", a condition that would later be renamed Parkinson's disease by Jean-Martin Charcot.
James Parkinson | |
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| Born | 11 April 1755 Hoxton, London, England |
| Died | 21 December 1824 (aged 69) Hoxton, London, England |
| Resting place | St Leonard's Church, Shoreditch |
| Alma mater | The London Hospital |
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| Known for | First description of Parkinson's disease |
| Spouse |
Mary Dale (m. 1783) |
| Children | 8 |
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