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James Parkinson

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Also known as J.Parkinson, Parkinson, Dr. James Parkinson, Old Hubert

English surgeon, apothecary, geologist, paleontologist, and political activist

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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.

Synthesized by Vinony from 20 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Origin
Chile
Active from
1988
Active to
1995
el vinopapel floreado

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
60
Total plays
499

Tags

folkacousticscotlandedinburgh

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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 ) ​

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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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