What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: William Withering MD FRS 1741-1799 physician and botanist lived here Recorded plaque organisation: Birmingham Civic Society.
Dr William Withering was a prominent British physician and botanist, best known for his discovery of the medical uses of the foxglove plant (Digitalis purpurea) in treating dropsy, leading to significant advancements in cardiac medicine.
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