Jackson, John Hughlings

S Jacyna, Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, London, UK

Published online: April 2001

DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0002481

1835–1911 British neurologist who applied evolutionary ideas to nervous disorders.

Keywords: neurology; evolution; Spencer; Freud

 Further Reading
    book Critchley C and Critchley EA (1998) John Hughlings: Father of English Neurology. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
    Greenblatt SH (1965) The major influences on the early life and work of John Hughlings Jackson. Bulletin of the History of Medicine 39: 345-376
    book Taylor J (ed.) (1931) Selected Writings of John Hughlings Jackson, vol. I. London: Hodder and Stoughton.
    book Taylor J (ed.) (1932) Selected Writings of John Hughlings Jackson, vol. II. London: Hodder and Stoughton.

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Jacyna, S(Apr 2001) Jackson, John Hughlings. In: eLS. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester. http://www.els.net [doi: 10.1038/npg.els.0002481]