John Langdon Down

The source records Torpoint as this person's birthplace. The pin marks the area, not an exact birth address or later home.

What is recorded here

Why this person is known: British physician and first person to describe Down syndrome (1828-1896)

From Wikidata Q315940

Birthplace

Torpoint

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• Kevin Hale, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Lewis Clarke, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Tony Atkin, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Derek Harper, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Philip Halling, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Stephen Craven, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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