Sir Jonathan Hutchinson, London, UK
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N 51° 31.020 W 000° 08.736
30U E 698039 N 5711182
Sir Jonathan Hutchinson was a surgeon and researcher in a number of medical fields.
Waymark Code: WM3DNM
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/20/2008
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Sir Jonathan Hutchinson
(See also here)
was a medical polymath. He was the foremost authority of his time on syphilis, as well as on leprosy, opthamology and other areas.
More controversially, he has also been described as father of routine male circumcision.
Plaque reads:
Sir Jonathan Hutchinson
1828-1913
Surgeon, Scientist and Teacher
lived here