Plaque

James Parkinson

Inscription

James Parkinson, 1755 - 1824, physician and geologist, lived here.

Site: James Parkinson (1 memorial)

N1, Hoxton Square, 1

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James Parkinson

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James Parkinson

Physician, geologist, political activist. Parkinson's disease is his. Born 1...

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