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John Hughlings Jackson
1835Apr, 4

John Hughlings Jackson

John Hughlings Jackson, English physician and neurologist (d. 1911)
John Hughlings Jackson, FRS (4 April 1835 – 7 October 1911) was an English neurologist. He is best known for his research on epilepsy.

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