What is James Parkinson?
'''James Parkinson''' [[Geological Society of London|FGS]] (11 April 1755{{spaced ndash}}21 December 1824)<ref>{{cite book |title= The making of the Geological Society of London|last= Lewis|first= Cherry|last2= Knell|first2= Simon J.|authorlink= |author2= |year= 2009|publisher= Geological Society|location= |isbn= 978-1-86239-277-9|page= |pages= 62 & 83|url= |accessdate=}}</ref> was an English [[surgery|surgeon]], [[apothecary]], [[geology|geologist]], [[palaeontologist]], and [[activism|political activist]]. He researched and discovered [[Parkinson's disease]]. Parkinson was born in [[Shoreditch]], [[London]]. He died from a [[stroke]] in [[Langthorne]], [[North Riding of Yorkshire]], England, aged 69. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Parkinson, James}} [[Category:1755 births]] [[Category:1824 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from stroke]] [[Category:English activists]] [[Category:English geologists]] [[Category:English palaeontologists]] [[Category:English physicians]] [[Category:Scientists from London]] [[Category:Pharmacists]] [[Category:People from the London Borough of Hackney]] {{bio-stub}}