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Parkinson of the disease - apothecary, pamphleteer, fossilist, storyteller
In the 200th year since the publication of Essay on the Shaking Palsy, this talk explores James Parkinson’s contributions to the print culture of his day. Parkinson’s writings reveal the thoughts and projects of a socially engaged eighteenth-century apothecary-surgeon with diverse scientific interests. When his Essay appeared in 1817, he was at least as well known for his radical political pamphleteering and geological communications as he was for his work as a doctor.
Date:
13 September 2017, 17:15
Venue:
Weston Library, Broad Street OX1 3BG
Speaker:
Prof Brian Hurwitz (Kings College London)
Organising department:
Bodleian Libraries
Organisers:
Dr Alexandra Franklin (Univ of Oxford),
Prof Chrystalina Antoniades (University of Oxford),
Dr Patrick Lewis (Univ of Reading)
Organiser contact email address:
janet.walwyn@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
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Required
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Booking email:
janet.walwyn@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Cost:
Free
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Nicholas Irving
