James Parkinson
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For other people named James Parkinson, see James Parkinson (disambiguation).
James Parkinson FGS (11 April 1755 – 21 December 1824)[1] was an English surgeon, apothecary, geologist, palaeontologist and political activist. He is best known for his 1817 work An Essay on the Shaking Palsy,[2] in which he was the first to describe "paralysis agitans", a condition that would later be renamed Parkinson's disease by Jean-Martin Charcot.
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Born | (1755-04-11)11 April 1755 Hoxton, London, England |
Died | 21 December 1824(1824-12-21) (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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