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James Parkinson
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English surgeon, apothecary, geologist, paleontologist, and political activist
Key facts
- 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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Shoreditch
- Place of death
- Hoxton
- Occupation
- surgeon
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- surgery
- Number of children
- 7
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- date of birth
- 1755-04-11
- date of death
- 1824-12-21
- cause of death
- stroke
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- James Parkinson
- Commons category
- James Parkinson
- writing language
- English language
- pseudonym
- Old Hubert
- ethnic group
- White British
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Early life
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