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John Langdon Down
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British physician and first person to describe Down syndrome (1828-1896)
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John Langdon Down was a British physician, psychiatrist, and neurologist. Born in Torpoint in 1828, he was educated at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. His professional work focused on medicine and social medicine. He died in Teddington in 1896.
Down authored several works, including "Observations on an ethnic classification of idiots," "On some of the mental affections of childhood and youth," and "On the education and training of the feeble in mind." He also delivered "An introductory lecture delivered at the London Hospital Medical College at the opening of the session 1864-65" and wrote a work titled "Alcohol."
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1828
- Died
- 1896
- Works
- 8
Top works
- Alcohol
- An introductory lecture delivered at the London Hospital Medical College at the opening of the session 1864-65
- Observations on an ethnic classification of idiots
- On some of the mental affections of childhood and youth
- On the education and training of the feeble in mind
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple
· 1996 · cited 204,531x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 43,586x
- Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,901x
- Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment
· 2007 · cited 35,562x
- The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
· 1992 · cited 29,128x
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Key facts
- Born
- John Langdon Haydon Down , ( 1828-11-18 ) 18 November 1828, Torpoint , Cornwall, England
- Died
- 7 October 1896 (1896-10-07) (aged 67), Teddington , Middlesex, England
- Alma mater
- London Hospital Medical College
- Occupation
- Medical doctor
- Known for
- First to describe Down syndrome
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Torpoint
- Place of death
- Teddington
- Occupation
- neurologist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- social medicine
- Image
- Portrait of John Langdon Down (c 1870) by Sydney Hodges.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1828-11-18
- date of death
- 1896-10-07
- name in native language
- John Langdon Down
- birth name
- John Langdon Haydon Down
- Commons category
- John Langdon Down
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Encyclopedic overview
John Langdon Haydon Down (18 November 1828 – 7 October 1896) was a British physician best known for his description of the genetic condition Down syndrome which he originally classified in 1862. He is also noted for his work in social medicine and as a pioneer in the care of mentally disabled patients.
Early life
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