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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Sir Patrick Manson
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Greater London Council
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