City of Westminster in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Sir Jonathan Hutchinson

1828-1913

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 15, 2017

1. Sir Jonathan Hutchinson Marker

Inscription.
Surgeon, Scientist
and Teacher
lived here

Erected 1981 by Greater London Council.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine.

Location. 51° 31.019′ N, 0° 8.736′ W. Marker is in City of Westminster, England, in Greater London. Marker is on Cavendish Square just east of Harley Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15 Cavendish Square, City of Westminster, England W1G 9DB, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. George Edmund Street (a few steps from this marker); Josef Dallos (within shouting distance of this marker); Sir Ronald Ross (within shouting distance of this marker); Cavendish Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Herbert Henry Asquith (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Quintin Hogg (about 120 meters away); Sir Frederick Treves (about 120 meters away); Sir George Frederic Still (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in City of Westminster.

Also see . . . Jonathan Hutchinson. "Sir Jonathan Hutchinson (23 July 1828 – 23 June 1913), was an English surgeon,

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ophthalmologist, dermatologist, venereologist and pathologist....Hutchinson's activity in the cause of scientific surgery and in advancing the study of the natural sciences was unwearying. He published more than 1,200 medical articles and also produced the quarterly Archives of Surgery from 1890 to 1900, being its only contributor. His lectures on neuropathogenesis, gout, leprosy, diseases of the tongue, etc., were full of original observation; but his principal work was connected with the study of syphilis, on which he became the first living authority. He was the first to describe his triad of medical signs for congenital syphilis: notched incisor teeth, labyrinthine deafness and interstitial keratitis, which was very useful for providing a firm diagnosis long before the Treponema pallidum or the Wassermann test were discovered...." (Submitted on December 18, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.)

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Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 15, 2017

2. Sir Jonathan Hutchinson Marker - Wide View

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 284 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 18, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.