Person    | Male  Born 11/4/1755  Died 21/12/1824

James Parkinson

Physician, geologist, political activist. Parkinson's disease is his. Born 1 Hoxton Square. Died at home, 3 Pleasant Row, Kingsland Road.

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James Parkinson

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James Parkinson

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

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German Hospital

German Hospital

Opened with 12 beds in 1845. The local German community was very large at this time and nurses were recruited from Germany from the Kaiserworth Institute. Florence Nightingale was so inspired by th...

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Edward Gustave Slesinger, OBE, BSc, MS, FRCS

Edward Gustave Slesinger, OBE, BSc, MS, FRCS

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Insp.-Gen. Belgrave Ninnis, CVO, MD, FSA, RN

Insp.-Gen. Belgrave Ninnis, CVO, MD, FSA, RN

Chief Commissioner in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 District Metropolitan Corps, 1898-1911. Knight Justice in the Order of St John. Inspector-General Belgrave Ninnis was a Royal Navy surgeo...

Person, Armed Forces, Emergency Services, Exploring, Medicine

1 memorial
St Mary's Hospital Medical School

St Mary's Hospital Medical School

Founded as part of the new hospital in Paddington. It merged with Imperial College in 1988 and again with the Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School in 1997. Notable alumni include Sir Alexan...

Building, Medicine

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Sydney Monckton Copeman

Sydney Monckton Copeman

Medical Scientist. Born as Sydney Arthur Monckton Copeman in the cathedral close, Norwich. He was a medical inspector in the Local Government Board (forerunner to the Ministry of Health), where Sir...

Person, Medicine, Science

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