James Parkinson (11. april 1755 i London – 21. december 1824 samme sted) var en engelsk læge, geolog, pæontolog og politisk aktivist. Han beskrev Parkinsons sygdom, som blev opkaldt efter ham. Bibliografi
Medical Admonitions, with observations on the excessive indulgence of children. 2nd. Ed. 2 Vol. London 1799. The Chemical Pocket-Book, or Memoranda Chemica. London 1799. The Hospital Pupil, or An essay intended to facilitate the Study of Medicine and Surgerey. In four letters. London 1800. Dangerous Sports. London 1800. Hints for the Improvement of Trusses. London 1802. Organic Remains of a Former World. 3 Vol. London 1804-1811. Observations on the Nature and Cure of Gout. London 1805. Mad-Houses. Observations on the Act for Regulating Mad-houses and a correction of the statements of the case of Benjamin Elliott, convicted of illegally confining Mary Daintree: with remarks addressed to the friends of insane persons. London 1811. An Essay on the Shaking Palsy. London 1817. (Reprint in: Critchley 1955, 145-218; deutsche Übersetzung Eine Abhandlung über die Schüttellähmung von Ute Schlie, als Anhang zu Pies 1988.) Outlines of Oryctology. London 1822. Om James Parkinson
Critchley, M. (1955): James Parkinson (1755-1824). A bicentenary volume of papers dealing with Parkinson's Disease, incorporating the original 'Essay on the Shaking Palsy'. London. Pies, Norbert J. (1988): James Parkinson (1755-1824): Arzt – Apotheker – Paläontologe – Sozialreformer. Frankfurt a.M.: Merz. Sacks, Oliver (1991): Die Parkinsonsche Krankheit und der Parkinsonismus. In: Ders. (1991): Awakenings – Zeit des Erwachens. Reinbek: Rowohlt, 40-50.
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