Born Rotalben, Bavaria to a French father. Worked as a doctor in France and Germany. He wrote on preventative medicine and toured Europe promoting his ideas. Died in Vienna where, despite his retirement, he was practicing.
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SE1, Southwark Bridge underbridge, Southwark Bridge underbridge
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John Tweed SW10
SW10, Cheyne Walk, 108
The plaque gives his birth year as 1863, when, according to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, it was 1869.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Sir Stafford Cripps
SW10, Elm Park Gardens, 32
English Heritage Sir Stafford Cripps, 1889-1952, statesman born here.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
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