Plaque

Sir Patrick Manson

Inscription

Greater London Council
Sir Patrick Manson, 1844 - 1922, father of modern tropical medicine, lived here.

Site: Sir Patrick Manson (1 memorial)

W1, Welbeck Street, 50

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Sir Patrick Manson

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Sir Patrick Manson

Born in Old Meldrum, Aberdeenshire. Physician who discovered that elephantias...

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