Person    | Male  Born 1807  Died 1880

Edward Meryon

Categories: Medicine

MD, FRCP. First to describe muscular dystrophy.

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Edward Meryon

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Edward Meryon

City of Westminster Edward Meryon, MD, FRCP, 1807 - 1880, first described mu...

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