Plaque

Edward Meryon

Inscription

City of Westminster
Edward Meryon, MD, FRCP, 1807 - 1880, first described muscular dystrophy, lived here, 1846 - 1880.

Site: Edward Meryon (1 memorial)

W1, Clarges Street, 17

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Edward Meryon

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Edward Meryon

MD, FRCP. First to describe muscular dystrophy.

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Westminster City Council

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