Skip to main content

SAGE Social Science Thesaurus

Search from vocabulary

Concept information

Preferred term

James Parkinson  

Definition

  • Born on April 11, 1755, in London, England, to surgeon John Parkinson and his wife, James Parkinson is best known for his 1817 “Essay on the Shaking Palsy” that shared information about the medical condition now called Parkinson's disease. He is less known for his contributions to paleontology and his role in establishing it as a scientific endeavor. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Parkinson, James]

Belongs to group

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-RC23D34S-1

Download this concept: