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James Parkinson
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English surgeon, apothecary, geologist, paleontologist, and political activist
OverviewAI-generated
James Parkinson (1755–1824) was an author who wrote under the pseudonym "Old Hubert." He had seven children. His published works include *The chemical pocket-book, or, Memoranda chemica*, *The village association, or, The politics of Edley*, *Remarks on Mr Whitbread's plan for the education of the poor*, *Knave's-Acre Association*, and *Pearls cast before swine*. Open Library lists a total of 27 works for this author, while Crossref records five.
A separate musical entity named James Parkinson is identified as a group from Chile. This artist is associated with the genres "el vino" and "papel floreado." On Last.fm, the name is tagged with folk, acoustic, scotland, and edinburgh, with 60 listeners and 499 plays. The subject is referenced by 64 other encyclopedia articles.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1755
- Died
- 1824
- Works
- 27
Top works
- The chemical pocket-book, or, Memoranda chemica
- The village association, or, The politics of Edley
- The conspirators exposed, or, An account of the apprehension, treatment in prison and repeated examinations before the Privy Council of John Smith and George Higgins on a charge of high treason
- Hunterian reminiscences; being the substance of a course of lectures on the principles and practice of surgery, delivered by ... J. Hunter, in the year 1785
- Remarks on Mr Whitbread's plan for the education of the poor
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Group
- Origin
- Chile
- Active from
- 1988
- Active to
- 1995
Discography
- De rey a mendigo1992
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 60
- Total plays
- 499
Tags
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 84,951x
- Special points for Brillouin-zone integrations
· 1976 · cited 68,286x
- Fiji: an open-source platform for biological-image analysis
· 2012 · cited 66,835x
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 36,494x
- Structural equation modeling in practice: A review and recommended two-step approach.
· 1988 · cited 31,712x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1755-04-11 ) 11 April 1755, Hoxton , London, England
- Died
- 21 December 1824 (1824-12-21) (aged 69), Hoxton, London, England
- Resting place
- St Leonard's Church, Shoreditch
- Alma mater
- The London Hospital
- Occupations
- Surgeon geologist palaeontologist
- Known for
- First description of Parkinson's disease
- Spouse
- Mary Dale ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 21 May 1783</span>"}]]}'>1783 )
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
James Parkinson FGS (11 April 1755 – 21 December 1824) was an English surgeon, apothecary, geologist, palaeontologist, and political activist. He is best known for his 1817 work An Essay on the Shaking Palsy, in which he was the first to describe "paralysis agitans", a condition that was later renamed Parkinson's disease by Jean-Martin Charcot.
Early life
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