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James Parkinson

English surgeon, apothecary, geologist, paleontologist, and political activist

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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
Occupations: Surgeon geologist palaeontologist
Known for: First description of Parkinson's disease
Spouse: Mary Dale ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 21 May 1783</span>"}]]}'>1783 )

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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 was later renamed Parkinson's disease by Jean-Martin Charcot.

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